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Your Questions Answered: Does A Young Adult Child Need a Healthcare Power of Attorney?
Every year we discuss estate documents with our clients. Recently, we asked some long-time clients if their young adult grandchildren had healthcare powers of attorney. This is why: When your child turns 18, they legally become an adult—even if they’re still in...
Your Questions Answered: Has My Portfolio Been Rebalanced This Year?
A client named Greg recently reached out with a great question: “Have you rebalanced my accounts this year?” It’s a question we don’t get very often, but it speaks directly to the importance of disciplined portfolio management. For us, rebalancing isn’t a reactive or...
Your Questions Answered: Why Every Family Should Use a College’s Net Price Calculator
When planning for college, don’t let the sticker price scare you off. The real cost of college is often much lower—and the best way to find out is by using the school’s Net Price Calculator (NPC). The NPC estimates what you will pay after grants and scholarships are...
Advice For Life
Now Is a Good Time to Teach Kids About Finance
Kids often know a lot more about what's going on in the world than we realize, even if they don't have a handle on all the details. Any child old enough to log onto YouTube has probably seen a few eyegrabbing video thumbnails or headlines about the economy in the past...
When to Get Help with Caregiving
Many Millennials and Gen Xers are part of a new cohort: "the sandwich generation." Due to a series of societal shifts, approximately 2.5 million U.S. adults find themselves sandwiched between taking care of their children and taking care of their aging parents. That's...
Focus On What You Can Control
In his classic business book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," Stephen Covey encourage folks to draw strong distinctions between "Circles of Concern," "Circles of Influence,” and "Circles of Control." You might be feeling like 2025 is already filling up your...
SMI Transition Planning
Guardianship and Severe Mental Illness
In an earlier post we discussed the importance of choosing the right person or people to be your child’s Advocate when you are no longer around.
Care Management Services
In an earlier post we discussed the importance of choosing the right person or people…
Resource Planning – The Financial Analysis Part 3
Resource planning for your child after you are gone is a straightforward process.
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