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Estate planning should always be customized to each individual creating a plan. This is particularly important when planning for beneficiaries with disabilities.

A study finds that the right diet may lower your risk of cognitive decline and brain disease later in life.

There are many options, but the best use of the money is different for each widow and her unique circumstances.

If you don’t have a spouse or children, you might think you don’t need to do much estate planning. However, if you have any assets, familial connections, or interest in supporting charitable groups – not to mention a desire to control your own future – you do need to establish an estate plan.

This is big concern for millions of older Americans who don’t have a spouse, children or other family they can depend on to watch out for their well-being.

While it’s never fun or pleasant to think about what will happen to them if the worst should happen to us, it’s very important to consider how we can ensure that they are well cared-for when and if we are no longer able to care for them ourselves.

Financial exploitation comes in many forms, and older adults are often the victims.

There are good reasons why people want their estates to avoid probate, and a lot of ways to do it.

While the number of older Americans with wills has been dropping in recent years, that doesn’t mean you should forego this legal document.