How Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Affect Social Security?

Clifford M. Cohen September 23, 2020 No Comments

The coronavirus pandemic is having a profound effect on the current U.S. economy, and it may have a detrimental effect on Social Security’s long-term financial situation.

Determining Who Your Successor Trustee Should Be

Reverse Mortgages: A Way to Remain at Home Longer

Clifford M. Cohen September 23, 2020 No Comments

Reverse mortgages make it possible for house-rich but cash-poor elders to use their housing equity to pay for home care while they remain in the home, or to use the…

Potential Estate Planning Opportunities in 2020 to Implement Now

Clifford M. Cohen September 22, 2020 No Comments

With the stock market soaring and diving and the news in 2020 overtaken by Covid-19, a presidential election, and natural disasters nationwide, estate planning may be the furthest thing…

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Four Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Digital Estate

Clifford M. Cohen September 10, 2020 No Comments

While the internet makes our lives more convenient, it also adds new complications. For example, what happens to all our online data and assets if we become disabled or die?

When Should You Update Your Estate Plan?

Clifford M. Cohen September 10, 2020 No Comments

Once you've created an estate plan, it is important to keep it up to date. You will need to revisit your plan after certain key life events.

What Is a Trust?

Clifford M. Cohen September 10, 2020 No Comments

A trust is a legal arrangement through which one person (or an institution, such as a bank or law firm), called a "trustee," holds legal title to property for another…

The Basics of Estate Administration

Clifford M. Cohen September 10, 2020 No Comments

Estate administration is the process of managing and distributing a person’s property (the “estate”) after death.

Long-Reviled Military ‘Widow’s Tax’ Is Finally Being Phased Out

Clifford M. Cohen August 7, 2020 No Comments

A controversial policy that reduces the benefits of military spouses is on the way out. The so-called “widow’s tax” cuts assistance to surviving military spouses who qualify for benefits under…

A Modest Raise for Nursing Home Workers Could Save 15,000 Lives a Year: Study

Clifford M. Cohen August 7, 2020 No Comments

Raising the minimum wage by as little as 10 percent would significantly improve the safety and health of nursing home residents, according to new research.

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