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The Benefits of Journaling about Your Life as a Senior

Writing down your life’s story can be helpful to both you and your loved ones. There are several benefits to keeping track of your life in written form. Don’t worry if you’re not a writer; you don’t have to write a book. Keeping track of your daily life by documenting notes, photos, movie stubs, and other pieces of life’s little moments is enough. Continue reading

The Benefits of Journaling About Your Life as a Senior

Writing down your life’s story can be helpful to both you and your loved ones. There are several benefits to keeping track of your life in written form. Don’t worry if you’re not a writer; you don’t have to write a book. Keeping track of your daily life by documenting notes, photos, movie stubs, and other pieces of life’s little moments is enough. Continue reading

What is a Third-Party Special Needs Trust??

Special needs trusts come in three main flavorsfirst-party special needs trusts, third-party special needs trusts, and pooled trusts.  All three trust varieties are designed to manage resources for a person with special needs so that the beneficiary can still qualify for public benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and MedicaidContinue reading

Financial Planning

Atlanta CPA, E. Dennis Bridges, Answers Today’s Question about Family Finances

Question:  Help – we need to get on the right financial path before it is too late! My husband and I are in our early 60s and find ourselves wrestling with a host of financial issues, including elder care and estate planning as well as retirement planning. Can you provide us with some financial tips? Continue reading

Wills – Perils of Probate

Published October 24, 2014 by The United Methodist Foundation of the Tennessee and Memphis Conferences

Business Owner passed away on April 5, 1976, with an estate of $2.5 billion. Many people appeared claiming, “I am Business Owner’s heir” and submitted wills with themselves as beneficiaries. The court finally determined seven years later that none of the wills were valid and split the estate among 22 of the decedent’s cousins. The costs and fees to lawyers during administration of Business Owner’s estate were in the millions of dollars. Continue reading