long-term care

What Are The Best Ways To Help Aging Parents Financially?

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Whether you’re just starting to take control of your finances or already working toward financial independence, you’re also thinking about your aging parents and their money. Are they financially prepared for retirement? Is their retirement plan to just keep working? Will they need your financial help? The answers to these questions – and more – […]

Healthcare Costs in Retirement – Avoid These Big Mistakes

Many of us don’t think about retirement or saving for it until it’s too late. When we do save, we plan for money to cover rent, utilities, groceries, and insurance. However, many people overlook saving for healthcare costs in retirement. This is by far one of the biggest mistakes you can make during your time […]

What Is An Advance Care Directive And Do I Need One?

Imagine you’ve become incapacitated. You may be unconscious, or unable to speak or reason. How do you want your medical treatment handled? If you’ve never documented your wishes or at least discussed them with your spouse, parents, or adult children, medical personnel will make those decisions for you. To ensure you receive medical treatment in […]

What Is Long Term Care Insurance And Should I Get It?

It feels like there’s an insurance product for just about every element of the human experience. After all, you can insure your health, your home, your car, your ability to work, and even your life. While some coverage is compulsory, at the end of the day, insurance is about hedging your bets. Sure, something terrible […]

What Should I Do About My Parents’ Debt?

Managing your finances is a complicated endeavor with a lot of independently moving parts. You may have children to support, day to day bills to cover, debts to pay off, and a retirement to plan. And, to throw even more into the mix, you may come to a point where you need to intervene in […]

Protect Your Retirement Day with Prudential – A Women Who Money Review

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Prudential. Recently, Amy and Vicki (the co-founders of Women Who Money) participated in Protect Your Retirement Day in New York City as a partner of Prudential. The event was sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization educating people on the importance of, and the ability […]

How Do I Build My Financial House For A Financially Secure Future?

Tackling your personal finances can be overwhelming when you’re unsure where to start. Much as building a home benefits from a blueprint, your financial house might be easier to construct using a similar strategy. In fact, a house is a good metaphor for thinking about the structure of a sound and secure financial life. A […]

How Important Is Disability Insurance And Do I Really Need It?

Own a car and you probably insure it because you know it’s important. It’s so important most states require it by law. A 2016 Insurance Information Institute poll found 95 percent of homeowners held insurance and 41% of renters carried insurance too. But how important is disability insurance? It makes sense to protect yourself, your car, your […]

How Do I Plan For The Future Care Of My Special Needs Child?

Your life takes a special turn when you have a special needs child. As you travel through early childhood and teenage years, your hands are held by public education and the services it offers. You attend countless meetings. And you learn how best to advocate so that your loved one receives the care and support […]

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