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Estimates say there are somewhere between 300 and 450 people at or above age 110 alive today in the world. But a report from Social Security’s inspector general says that Social Security records say there are about 6.5 million Americans above the age of 112 that haven’t yet passed away. While Social Security isn’t paying…

A recently conducted a survey of pet owners and found nearly half (44%) of pet owners have prepared for the future care of their animals should their pets outlive them. Utilizing traditional financial planning instruments such as living trusts, life insurance and annuities, pet owners are able to have peace of mind knowing that their…

A survey of pet owners and found nearly half (44%) of pet owners have prepared for the future care of their animals should their pets outlive them. Utilizing traditional financial planning instruments such as living trusts, life insurance and annuities, pet owners are able to have peace of mind knowing that their pets’ needs will…

A Salt Lake City man spent his entire proving inheritence his father murdered his mother. Back in 2012, when Pelle Walls and his siblings were told by their father that their mother committed suicide they were obviously devastated. But, the father’s behavior in the weeks following the suicide had Pelle thinking it was not, suicide,…

When people hear the words “estate planning,” many think it’s just writing a will. Estate planning is about more than writing a will. It is also about taking care of yourself while you are alive should you become incapacitated and unable to make your own decisions. The following is a list of must have documents…

If you want to leave money for your grandchildren you can easily do that in your will. But what forms(s) should it take? The obvious answer is to set up a trust What you could do is set up what they call a pot trust. A pot trust is basically a pot of money from…

Back in June, Kaiser Health News investigation in conjunction with the PBS NewsHour published the results of an investigation in which they uncovered over 100 cases since 2012 where people with dementia used guns to kill themselves or others. Kaiser wrote about it on their website. The shooters often acted during bouts of confusion, paranoia,…

Aretha Franklin died without any kind of estate planning. Her estate was worth an estimated 80 million. But, since she had no advanced estate planning, after applying the federal estate tax exemption the estate will only be worth $68,800,000 and that is subject to 40% federal tax. Now that valuation doesn’t include attorney’s fees, court…

Gibson Brands, known mostly for its guitars, announced new executives who they hope will guide the company through a monumental transition as it emerges from bankruptcy protection. The company’s newly named president and CEO is James “JC” Curleigh, who is moving from his role as president of Levi Strauss & Co. to take the position.…

While persuing the internet we cam across an interesting post on the Kaiser Health News website titled Who Knew? Life Begins (Again) At 65 by a guy named Bruce Horoviz who used to work for USA Today. Horovitz writes that not only is he happy to be 65, he has come up with a playbook…