
BEWARE OF THE SECURE ACT
In August we warned you that the Setting Up Every Community for Retirement Enhancement Act, better known as the Secure Act, was likely to...

If You Own an IRA or 401(k), Get Ready for the SECURE ACT
Because Congress has an insatiable appetite to spend (even when they have to borrow to do it), it seems it’s always looking for new ways...

Health Care Costs on the Rise
Despite the use of health care services remaining constant or even declining, spending on health care by Americans who get insurance...

Reasons for the High Price of Home Care
Paul Osterman, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, recently wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal where he...

The Coming Caregiver Crunch
A study released last month from Merrill Lynch and AgeWave (“The Journey of Caregiving: Honor, Responsibility and Financial Complexity”)...

What Does it Mean to Specialize in Elder Law?
I’m often asked if I specialize in elder law. Not only do I answer “yes”, I typically try to explain the reason for my answer. While...

Protecting Your On-Line Accounts
It wasn’t that long ago that the on-line world was something used primarily by the younger generation. Now it touches nearly every...