For only the third time in 40 years, the nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will not receive an increase in benefit payments next year. However, as a direct result [...]
Accumulated frequent flier miles can be valuable assets, but what happens to those miles after somene dies? Can a spouse or other heirs inherit them, or do the miles simply evaporate [...]
A federal appeals court has ruled that Medicaid officials must accept applicants' short-term annuities, providing more certainty for Medicaid applicants' use of this important planning [...]
If you are able to continue working while receiving Social Security benefits, you can increase your overall benefit. In addition, although your benefits may be [...]
Some parents, fearful of how a large inheritance will affect their heirs, set up what are known as “incentive trusts” that ensure that the trust funds support positive [...]
Is your family of the “Leave It to Beaver” variety -- opposite-gender parents, the first marriage for each, one or more kids, all healthy and thriving? If so, your estate plan will [...]
