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If you receive benefits you need to know how to protect them. A security system that blocked not only thieves but many Social Security recipients from the website has been scrapped for now but your check remains vulnerable, according to the article in Computer World “Trusting the Social Security Administration?”. The problem stems from Social […]
New Hampshire librarian leaves millions to university. Generally speaking, librarians don’t leave a lot of assets behind when they pass away yet they sometimes do as My Central Oregon reports in “Librarian Quietly Saved $4 Million, Left it to School Where He Worked.” Robert Morin read a lot of books even to the point of […]
Setting up a trust takes work, effort and time but the results can solve a lot of problems. Creating a trust can be time-consuming but the efforts almost always pay off as reported in the Green Bay Press-Gazette article “Setting up a trust is worth the work.” The two biggest advantages to a trust are […]
The basics of a trust can be of great help in estate planning. The Motley Fool recently discussed some of the basics of the use of a trust in estate planning with its article “What Is a Trust Fund?”. The benefits of a trust and the advice for using them can be found in many, […]
What a person really needs to know about starting an estate plan is knowing the basics and finding a good attorney. Realtor.com recently published a list of estate planning basics in “7 Things Your Estate Planner Wants You to Know Before You Die,” in order to clear up some of the confusion that faces non-lawyers […]
Your estate plan can become unworkable unless you follow some simple steps. After you have worked with an estate planning attorney to create a good plan, your work is not quite completed as recently explain in the article published by Reading Eagle in “Office Space: 4 steps to a perfect estate plan.” To make sure […]
You can create your own estate plan yourself but the results may not be what you planned. Since there are many estate planning forms available on the Internet, why should you hire an estate planning attorney? Well, the article in the Herald Times Reporter “Estate planning attorneys are like a QB” explains why you need […]
Action by nursing home employees with cameras draws attention of federal agency. A new form of elder abuse has arisen through social media, according to a report by WTSP in “Feds crack down on degrading nursing home patient pics.” Some nursing home employees are contributing to websites dedicated to publishing embarrassing photos of people and […]
New security measures withdrawn from Social Security Website. The Social Security Administration recently shut down new security measures on its Website after learning they were less than user friendly, according to the ABC News article “Social Security Rolls Back Security Measures on Website.” The requirement Social Security chose is a common one for many banks […]
Social Security faces a more immediate threat than running out of money in 2034. The Washington Post has reported in “Closed Social Security offices, furloughed staff under GOP cuts, agency warns,” that it is possible the Social Security Administration may not receive the funds it needs to operate in next year’s budget. The Social Security […]
