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Assisting our Elders – A Cautionary Tale
This is a story that’s personal and a bit troubling to share, mostly because it involves some miscues and errors that I would think, as a financial professional, I might have been able to foresee and avoid. Since I didn’t, I’m going to share my experience in hopes that it will highlight some steps you…
Read MoreShould You Consider a Credit Freeze?
Some time back a government agency that holds my personal data reported a data breach and offered free credit monitoring, for which I signed up. A few weeks ago the monitoring company notified me that my personal data had appeared on “the dark web,” a part of the internet that’s associated with illegal activities. It’s…
Read MoreTransition Planning
Like many people my age, I have parents in their early 90’s who are no longer able to live independently. Although it feels to them like an abrupt transition brought on by my mother’s stroke nearly three months ago, in fact the situation has been developing gradually. For many years, their four children have been…
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