Estate Planning Awareness

Federal law requires that beginning on April 1 of the year after you reach age 70 1/2, you must begin withdrawing a minimum amount from your non-Roth individual retirement account (IRA) or 401(k) [...]

At the doctor’s office and want to know if a procedure is covered by Medicare? There is an app for that. Medicare has launched a free app that gives beneficiaries a quick way to see whether [...]

Indiana’s highest court suspends a judge for 45 days after he ignored warning signs that his friend was engaging in misconduct as trustee and personal representative of an estate in a [...]

Legendary singer Aretha Franklin was thought to have died without a will, but the recent discovery of handwritten documents in her home are calling that into question. A representative of her [...]

A power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can create, but it is also one that can be misused. While it isn’t possible to entirely prevent the [...]

Gifting assets to your grandchildren can do more than help your descendants get a good start in life; it can also reduce the size of your estate and the tax that will be due upon your death. [...]

News of Aretha Franklin’s passing broke on August 16. Just days before, it was reported she was receiving hospice care. The Memphis-born singer sold more than 75 million records in her nearly [...]

When my youngest daughter went away to college, I worried, “Is she getting enough sleep? Is she attending class regularly? Is she remembering to be aware of her surroundings when she goes out at [...]

Making the decision to take a loved one out of their home and put them into the long-term care system is often one of the toughest families must make. When at-home living is no longer an option, [...]

Dying can be an expensive proposition these days.  A traditional funeral service and burial can run upwards of $10,000 when all of the funeral and cemetery fees are taken into account.  [...]