There’s no better time to start preparing your affairs than right now. For many, it can be uncomfortable to think about, or a task that continually gets put off until some distant tomorrow, but an emergency or accident could happen…
There’s no better time to start preparing your affairs than right now. For many, it can be uncomfortable to think about, or a task that continually gets put off until some distant tomorrow, but an emergency or accident could happen…
To start, a care plan must be signed off on by a doctor, and the home health agency you’ve selected must be Medicare-credited. In addition, the doctor must certify that you or your loved one is “homebound.” If you work…
Articles about teen drivers seem to be in the news (or maybe because I’m teaching my own teen to drive, I’m just noticing the articles more). Regardless, there were two recent articles I saw that probably interest you if you…
Ugh… One of my pet peeves is when Michigan seniors are targeted with inappropriate investments–typically annuities and annuity scam schemes. In other words, financial elder abuse. I see it a bunch on the VA benefits side when a family is…
A mistrial has been declared in a federal lawsuit which alleges that some highway guardrails across the country pose a deadly risk to drivers. The lawsuit was filed by a whistleblower alleging that guardrails produced by Trinity Industries, a Texas-based…
When the Wall Street Journal recently reported on problems faced by older investors, Michael Gilfix of Gilfix & La Poll Associates was prominently featured. The article examined issues that we all must be aware of as we age: some retirees,…
A July 2, 2013 article on page one of the Wall Street Journal underscores the emerging problem with long-term care insurance. Many companies, such as MetLife Inc., Prudential, and Unum have either stopped offering long-term care insurance or have dramatically…