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The Sooner You Know About Medicaid Exempt Assets the Better

When it comes to Medicaid exempt assets, the guidelines are nearly iron clad. As with most aspects of senior planning, it’s important to ...

Protecting Elderly Parents Assets – Do You Know the Answers to these Questions

Protecting elderly parent’s assets begins with proper planning. Many families with aging parents are unaware of how venerable their life ...

Legacy Plan: Your Tool to Pass on Goals and Wealth to Loved Ones

Drafting a legacy plan for the last phase of life can help communicate your values to your heirs and lay the foundation for future genera...

Irrevocable Living Trust – Key to Successfully Preserving Wealth

Irrevocable living trust is a powerful tool for families who want to protect property. Especially during the last phase of life, many peo...

Living Estate and Why You Want One When You're Older

Living estate can help keep your home in the family. A living estate, or life estate, has become almost synonymous with elderly planning…...

Mediciad Surplus Rules Explained

Medicaid surplus rules are difficult to navigate and for good reason. Most people only need to learn about them once. Whether you need to...

Living Trust vs Will – The Wrong Choice May Leave your Legacy in the Wrong Hands

Picking the best option to protect your legacy starts with understanding the advantages of a living trust vs will. Most people do not enj...

Medicaid Asset Protection Strategies You Should Already Know About

Medicaid asset protection has a greater chance of success when you do not wait until last minute. Many aging adults do not understand the...

The Shocking Mistakes People Make when Transferring Assets to Qualify for Medicaid

Transferring assets to qualify for Medicaid is a complicated endeavor. It’s challenging because rules vary state to state, some personal ...

How to Protect Your Assets from Nursing Homes

How to protect your assets from nursing homes before it’s too late. Unfortunately, most seniors take on the nearly 100% of the cost of lo...

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