Telephone call scams are not a new occurrence. Unfortunately, scammers have been using fraudulent phone calls to manipulate personal information out of people for as long as the telephone has been a common household item. Often, scammers attempt to steal…
Caring for elderly parents comes along with challenges, and it can become even more difficult if they live far away. Moving closer to family members is often a good option to receive more support. However, moving can be a daunting…
You may think of education as something that takes place in your youth, but continuing to learn over the entire course of your life is important. Older adults can benefit significantly from taking on new tasks, learning new skills, or…
Although the roles are usually reversed, some parents are so financially irresponsible they become a burden to their adult children. And this can create nightmare financial situations and greatly strain the relationship between parent and child. If you're an adult…
Ready to find a new home? Then it’s time to get your mind back into the housing game. As an older adult, you will have a house full of memories to clean up and sell. But there is a new…
Most of us accept that as we age, we begin to slow down. Physical changes— graying hair, an expanding waistline, shuffling more than walking, shortness of breath—are obvious and usually gradual, but signs of our mental decline can be more…
Did you know that roughly half of all Americans aged 55 or older have no retirement savings available? We are in a concerning time where many people struggle to make ends meet and in fact live paycheck to paycheck. Unfortunately,…
We live in fascinating times in terms of technological wonders. All manner of fancy gadgets have made it enormously convenient to do most everything, from everyday chores like paying bills or shopping to researching for a college essay and managing…
If you are smartly preparing ahead of time for important and inevitable decisions in your older years, you will likely be involved in creating an advance directive. Advance directives are critical, medical-related components of financial and estate planning. However, confusion…
Estate planning for someone with dementia presents several unique challenges. First, you will need to get the estate plan correct since it will be used to help make decisions for them and plan care while they are still alive. Second,…