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Planning for Incapacity
Incapacity is the physical or mental inability to do something or manage one’s affairs. Although we often think of incapacity only for older adults, anyone can become incapacitated. For example, an individual who is in a car accident and ends up in the...
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Movember: Changing the Face of Men’s Health
“Movember, the month formerly known as November, is when brave and selfless men around the world grow a moustache, and women step up to support them, all to raise awareness and funds for men’s health – specifically prostate cancer, testicular...
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Death and Taxes: Planning for Both Can Save You (and your family) a Lot!
Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes – Benjamin Franklin, 1789 This quote from more than 200 years ago still rings true –...
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Don’t become an Estate Planning Horror Story! Create your plan now.
A recent survey by Caring.com shows that nearly 67% of Americans do not have an estate plan. Procrastination was listed as the number one reason Americans don’t have a will, with 40% saying they haven’t gotten around to it. Of those who don’t have a will,...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: For 3 Sisters
Breast Cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in the United States, accounting for about 30% of all new female cancers each year. Overall the average risk of a woman in the United States developing breast cancer in her life is about 13%. The...