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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted December 22, 2015

How Your IRA Can Benefit Both Your Heirs and Charity

Do you want to use your IRA to help a charity, but also benefit your heirs? Instead of leaving your IRA directly to your children, you can leave it to a charitable remainder unitrust [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted December 4, 2015

Should an Annuity Be Part of Your Retirement Planning?

Annuities can be valuable retirement and longevity planning tools, but they are complex financial products that can be misused. 

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted November 20, 2015

Activities of Daily Living Measure the Need for Long-Term Care Assistance

Most long-term care involves assisting with basic personal needs rather than providing medical care.

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 Medicare Announces Parts A and B Premiums and Deductibles for 2016
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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted November 12, 2015

Medicare Announces Parts A and B Premiums and Deductibles for 2016

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced the 2016 Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurances . . .

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted November 9, 2015

How to Choose a Trustee

If you create a trust, you will need a separate person or institution, called a "trustee," to manage the trust either now or in the future, depending on the type of trust.  

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted November 6, 2015

Robin Williams' Death Laid to Underdiagnosed Form of Dementia

Although depression was initially given as the cause of actor Robin Williams’ suicide in 2014, his widow says autopsy results lay the blame on Lewy body dementia, a fairly common but [...]

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 Budget Deal Blunts Medicare Premium Spike, At Least for Now
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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted November 4, 2015

Budget Deal Blunts Medicare Premium Spike, At Least for Now

As a result of the recently passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Medicare Part B premiums will [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted November 3, 2015

New Federal Budget Ends Two Spousal Social Security Claiming Strategies

The federal budget agreement that President Obama signed into law November 2, 2015, contains changes to how spouses can claim Social Security benefits, ending two strategies previously [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted October 21, 2015

IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2016

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is increasing the amount taxpayers can deduct from their 2016 taxes as a result of buying long-term care insurance.

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 Beware Medicare's Penalties for Late Enrollment
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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted October 20, 2015

Beware Medicare's Penalties for Late Enrollment

For this reason, Medicare imposes fairly fairly significant late-enrollment penalties for those who postpone signing up.  To encourage everyone to sign up when they first become [...]

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