With retirement fast approaching, you likely have many things on your mind. Are you ready for everything that comes with that phase in life? If you want to make sure you are really ready for retirement, retirement planning is key. Looking over finances and deciding...
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Social Security Disability– More Challenging Job issues
From The Changing Nature of Work by Italo Lopez-Garcia (RAND Corporation), Nicole Maestas (Harvard Medical School and NBER), and Kathleen Mullen (RAND Corporation) This study found that The increase in cognitive job demands... is mostly concentrated among low-skill...
Don’t over complicate your POAs
A solid estate plan includes assigning powers of attorney to one or more individuals whom you trust to make your medical and financial decisions should you become incapacitated. The problems with POAs is that too many people tend to over complicate them. While a lot...
Living with asbestosis? You may qualify for SSDI
Every day, you wonder if you can qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance. You worked for many years in construction and had an inkling that you may have been exposed to asbestos in your younger days. When your doctor informed you that you had developed...
It’s time to talk: Get your parents to discuss future care
If your mom or dad is getting to a point where they may need nursing home care in the future, you may be at a loss for what to do next. You wish you could allow them to stay home and receive care, but that isn't going to be possible.At this stage, it's a good time to...
Design a will right to reduce conflicts in the future
Planning for your death is something that most people find uncomfortable. It's not the easiest topic to discuss, but it is something that you need to do to make things easier for your loved ones after you pass.One of the first steps of estate planning is to put...
Here are some things to know about Social Security Disability
As you know, the Social Security Administration will pay disability benefits to people who qualify based on their medical condition. Their medical condition must make it impossible for them to work and be one that will last for at least a year and/or result in...
3 red flags that indicate it’s not the nursing home for you
You had a difficult conversation with your mom about looking for a nursing home. Though you and your family members have tried your hardest, the truth is that your mother is starting to need more care than you can provide. Though she isn't happy about it, it's time to...
How to choose a nursing home for an elderly parent
Even if you're doing as much as you can to keep an elderly parent out of a nursing home, there may come a point when it's not enough. You need to do what's in the best interest of your loved one, and that often means moving them to a facility where they can receive...
It’s easy to make one or more of these estate planning mistakes
You have the best intentions when creating an estate plan, but no one would blame you if you were in a hurry to finish it off. While estate planning isn't the most exciting thing you'll ever do, it's critical to the current and future well-being of you and your loved...
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