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Oregon Could Get More Help on Elder Abuse from Proposed Prosecutor

The elder abuse resource prosecutor would be in the Oregon Department of Justice’s Criminal Justice Division. The person named to…

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Caregiving Expert Gives Advice on Advanced Estate Planning

“I’m a caregiving expert, with more than 30 years of experience in the field of aging, so you’d think I’d…

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Divorce Will Impact Your Estate Planning

Once you’re divorced one forward moving goal should be to immediately create a new estate plan — a will or…

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Beatles Lyrics May Not Get Same Answer Today with Rising Long-Term Care Costs

“Will you still need me? Will you still feed me? When I’m 64?” The Beatles first released these quaint, clarinet-fueled…

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“House of Cards” on Retirement: You Are Entitled to Nothing

Frank Underwood is not a real person. He’s the crooked politician portrayed by Kevin Spacey in the Netflix series “House…

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Don’t Just Think about Your Estate, Plan for It!

The sad truth is that most of us — some 70% of adult Americans — have neglected to write a…

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Estate Distribution among the Kids – Who Gets What?

In the book The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After 50, author Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz poses the following scenario: “I’m confused…

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Retirement Pitfalls to Avoid

In nearly every way you could make a mistake — for example, saving too late — you can also make…

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Multiple Advantages of Charitable Giving

Lifetime gifts may carry considerable advantages over charitable bequests, according to Atlantic Trust, the U.S. private wealth management division of…

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Estate Planning in a Virtual World

Roos said it’s important that people plan ahead and put “someone in charge of these digital assets and giving the…

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PBS Series “Downton Abbey” a Good Example of Estate Planning Lessons

Although this high-end PBS costume drama is spins stories from about a century ago, many of the issues are relevant…

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Planning for Minor Children

Although it is a difficult subject to face, you have options when it comes to protecting your estate and your…

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