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Do I Really Need a Will?

Yes, you do.  A will is a legal document which ensures that your property is transferred according to your wishes after your death. If you

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November 6, 2016

Did he really just get the lorry?

Although this actually happened in the UK, it could just as easily have happened here. Fred McGuinness owned a scrap yard.  When he died at

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July 11, 2016

What’s UFADAA and why should you care?

    We’ve talked several times about the importance of managing your digital assets and making sure your loved ones will be able to access

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February 21, 2016

Are your loved ones protected when you die?

  Larry and Susan had been living together for more than 20 years.  They never legally married; they said once had been enough.  A piece

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October 4, 2015

Unclaimed property – Are you a beneficiary but you don’t know it?

Over the last five years or so, a study has been conducted to determine how insurance companies ensured that beneficiaries of life insurance policies were

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June 30, 2013

Opt out – It’s one more way to prevent identity theft

You probably know that identity theft is a huge problem in the United States.  It occurs when someone uses your name or Social Security number

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May 26, 2013

Vermont passes doctor-assisted suicide law

Yesterday, the Vermont House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that will legalize doctor-assisted suicide.  The State Senate had approved the measure previously. 

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May 14, 2013

Whole Body Donation – Another Option

  The other night, I was at the emergency room of our local hospital and overheard half of a phone conversation.  Evidently, a relative had

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April 5, 2013

Long term care insurance: If you’re a woman, be prepared to pay more!

Over ten million people have purchased long term care insurance, primarily to cover healthcare expenses that may occur in old age or during catastrophic illness.

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March 19, 2013

Nursing Home: If your parent needs one, will you have to pay the bill?

This is a true and shocking story.  John Pittas was ordered by a Pennsylvania court to pay his mother’s $92,943.41 nursing home bill under a

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March 9, 2013

Turn into a Tree after You Die!

By 2025, it is estimated that more than 50% of all the people who die in the United States will be cremated. Gerard Moline, a

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March 7, 2013

Have you collected the Social Security benefits to which you may be entitled?

You worked hard your whole life and paid money into the Social Security program evey month. So did your spouse. And now that you are

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December 26, 2012

Can you listen to music after you’re dead?

If a deceased loved one was a music lover and you’d like to treat that person to an eternity of music (and we don’t mean

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December 12, 2012

Is planning your own funeral a good idea?

You may not know when you’re going to die, but you know for sure it will happen. A little advance planning of your own funeral

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November 26, 2012

Isn’t identity theft just by strangers?

Identity theft of the deceased is a huge problem today. You may think that it is just strangers preying on the families of deceased loved

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November 19, 2012
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