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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
Become A Superager for Better Life
Northwestern University’s SuperAging Study defines a “SuperAger” as a person in their eighties whose cognitive..
Outsource to Improve Your Life
Was this finally the year that you took our advice, put down your pad and pencil, and let a CPA handle your taxes?
Three Steps to Balancing Today with Tomorrow
The challenges of the last couple years have filled many people with uncertainty about the present and concern for the future.
SMI Transition Planning
Ways to Fund Special Needs Trusts
There are many crucial goods and services that Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income will not pay for…
Why Many Physicians Still Won’t Partner with Family Caregivers
In my 23 years as a psychologist faculty member of a family medicine residency program…
Improving Science of Mental Health Care
In the United States, there is no licensing or regulation of education modules or talk therapies. Anyone can claim she has one that works…
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