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Tax day is fast approaching and you want to make sure you're taking advantage of all the deductions you're entitled to.

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Banks Refuse to Honor a Durable Power of Attorney Because of a Small Name Problem. A Durable Power of Attorney (“POA”) can be a useful tool in estate planning.  In a POA, a person termed the “principal” gives legal authority to a different… Read More

A new Medicare rule will promote earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Medicare will now reimburse primary care doctors who conduct an Alzheimer's evaluation and offer information about care planning to elderly patients with cognitive impairme… Read More

Taxpayers with long-term care insurance policies can deduct some of their premiums from their income. Whether you can use the deduction requires comparing your medical expenses to your income in a complicated formula.

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Medicare Advantage plans are a popular alternative to regular Medicare because the plans often offer lower out-of-pocket costs, but buyers need to make sure they know what they are paying for.

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It may be impossible to prevent relatives from fighting over your will entirely, but there are steps you can take to try to minimize squabbles and ensure your intentions are carried out.

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  The Estate of Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman was a talented actor who left an impressive body of work when he died in February 2014 at the age of 46.  His cause of death was an accidental drug overdose.  He left an estate of appr… Read More

  What Aging Parents Expect of their Adult Children When does the role of adult child change to include caregiver? Longtime family dynamics can impact how the boundaries between adult children and their parents become blurred. When do adult childre… Read More