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by Matthew Rappaport, J.D., LL.M

Clients of an advanced age have quite a bit on their plate these days, but one major point of emphasis for those clients that often goes overlooked is estate and elder law planning.  The unintended consequences of overlooking these planning opportunities may bring about unforeseen expenses and create unnecessary family … [Read more...] about Benefits of Working with an Estate Planning Attorney

While retirement brings a lot of free and leisure time for today's retirees, several important financial issues must be addressed in order to make sure that retirement years truly turn into golden years.    

One of the most flagrant mistakes made by many retirees when selecting a retirement option from their company's 401, is to accept the limitations of … [Read more...] about How To Successfully Handle Retirement Financial Issues

This article title comes from a poster shared on a social site; the words are a timeless truth. Maybe it’s time to put them into practice by deepening our understanding of what they mean for us individually AND globally. 

When I’d initially decided what I wanted to write about this week, I’d planned to include a paragraph from Lynne Twist’s book, The Soul of Money, … [Read more...] about The Words You Speak Become the House You Live In

Nope.  I’m not talking about rekindling old romances.  It is rather heady to reconnect with your high school sweetheart or your first crush.  But there are other loves that pack as hefty a punch at this stage that have nothing to do with “boy meets girl” or “girl meets boy.”  The magic I’m looking at here is the delight of coming back to things you used to love to do but … [Read more...] about Rekindling Lost Loves

I’d like to share with one of the most effective ideas on how to take control of the strength you have, verses what most people do which is waste the strength they have, by taking conscious charge of how you breathe.  Once you understand this idea and start to implement it, you will see many of your peers huffing and puffing, wasting strength. … [Read more...] about Choose Breathing for Activities You Want, or Your Breathing will Choose Activities for You

 Several years ago the life insurance industry’s response to a dismal 8% market penetration of long-term care Insurance was to learn why approximately 92 % of the population chose not to take advantage of the insured option of protecting themselves from this looming financial threat.  

What the Insurance Industry found was that people were staying … [Read more...] about Combo Plans Combine Life and Long Term Care Insurance

Postmenopausal Women Who Smoked Are More Likely to Lose Teeth Due to Periodontal Disease 

Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American … [Read more...] about New Links to Help You Live and Feel Better

Many people are feeling very sorry for themselves because the Great Recession trashed their Golden Years retirement plans.  That’s as silly as being upset because the caterpillar turned into a butterfly.

We spend our working years looking forward to not working—to long lazy stretches of lying on the warm sand at a sunny beach or relaxing in a favorite recliner.  … [Read more...] about Leisure Is Like Salt

When I was young, I hadn’t heard the term ‘morning person’. I just knew that there were things I had to do so I got out of bed and did them. Now I know that a ‘morning person’  indicates one who prefers to get  chores finished as early as possible.

Being a morning person has advantages AND disadvantages. I am a morning person; by 7:00 A.M. I have a laundry going, … [Read more...] about Being a Morning Person

There are times we wish for change and times we dread it. To paraphrase the truth-filled saying, the only constant in life is change. 

Our ego-aspect fools itself by believing what we have will always be there, will never change. It’s like a form of temporary amnesia or a dream-state we walk around in, whether this is about a change we would welcome … [Read more...] about Impermanence Is Here to Stay