Maximizing Your Business Sale While Protecting Your Legacy: How Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) Can Help As a successful business owner, you’ve likely spent years building
***Spoiler Alert for Season 4, Episode 1*** If you, like me, are one of the many fans of PBS’s series “Downton Abbey,” you probably caught the season four premier last
When speaking with groups about Medicaid (MassHealth) planning, I often get asked about life insurance policies and how they will be treated when applying for MassHealth benefits. Many people simply
Over the years, your parents have likely been a great source of information and advice, some well received, other times no so much. However, now that they are entering the
Genworth Financial, the nation’s largest seller of long-term care insurance, is engaged in an “intense, very broad, and deep review of all aspects of our long-term care insurance business,” President
Putting assets into a trust can assist in long-term care planning, protect them from creditors after you die, reduce estate taxes and allow for greater
Between the difficult economic climate and the growing population of seniors in Massachusetts and beyond, many people find themselves supporting more than one generation of family. A family with children,
The absolute worst time to broach a conversation with an elderly parent about issues like powers of attorney, where he/she eventually might reside and medical costs is after an emergency
Applicants for Medicaid (MassHealth in Massachusetts), can only qualify for long-term care benefits when they meet very strict asset guidelines. A MassHealth applicant may have only $2,000 worth of countable
Forbes Magazine recently published a good article on the high cost of caring for a senior with medical needs, written from the perspective of an adult who realizes his father
