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Frightening: Wealthy Aging Dad Did Not Do Any Estate Planning

Adult son of a well-to-do real estate investor began to notice that his father, Wealthy Dad (WD), was slipping. WD was becoming forgetful. He had purchased a lot of real estate in his younger days, and owned eight single family houses in one of the most expensive markets in the…

Carolyn RosenblattJuly 22, 2024

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When Does It Become Unsafe For Your Aging Parent To Live Alone?

Our elders love their independence, for the most part. Perhaps over time, their chronic health conditions start to erode their abilities to do some things independently. In the absence of a sudden event, like a fall, the slow decline in physical ability may not be obvious when family visit their…

Carolyn RosenblattJuly 15, 2024

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Why Aging Parents With Memory Loss Should Stop Managing Money

A new study published in the New York Times demonstrates some startling findings about loss of ability to make money decisions in older people. The study approaches the issue by looking at debt accumulation and reduced credit scores in elders long before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.…

Carolyn RosenblattJuly 8, 2024

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Why Aging Parents With Memory Loss Should Stop Managing Money

Mikol DavisJune 17, 2024

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Will Your Aging Parent Give Up The Too-Large Family Home?

The battle goes on with aging parents who are living alone or without family nearby and their adult children. From the kids’ point of view, their parent is just not safe in that big house anymore, with the declines that often come with aging. Perhaps the elder has lost a…

Carolyn RosenblattMarch 26, 2024

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One New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep-Strengthen Your Muscles

You’ve heard the adage “use it or lose it”. It’s particularly apt in describing what happens as we age. Typically we move less, lose muscle strength, and suffer the consequences of losing independence, have greater fall risk and other undesirable things. At the beginning of each year, people commonly make…

Carolyn RosenblattJanuary 13, 2024

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What Is Undue Influence?

Have you ever heard the term “undue influence”? Most people don’t really understand what it means. Is it just some weird legal thing? Or should you understand it? When it comes to seniors and financial abuse, the term becomes very important, because undue influence often leads to financial abuse. The…

Mikol DavisJanuary 4, 2024

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Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

American families are often scattered across the country. Kids grow up, find opportunities they like in other places and move away from home. The parents may stay put, happy to remain where they’ve lived most of their lives. Then aging happens. And with it, risks no one really thought about.…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 15, 2023

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3 Big Warning Signs Your Aging Parent Should Stop Driving

Few things symbolize our independence like driving a car when and where we want to. For aging parents, there is nearly always an end to that independence at some point. But when do they reach that point? Often, aging parents’ gradual decline in ability can be hard to spot when…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 15, 2023

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Live Longer, Better: Expert MD Weighs In On How

Dr. Peter Attia, MD, has written an excellent book on how to keep ourselves from getting common chronic illnesses with aging. It’s Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity, which offers a clear strategy to avoid these illnesses. He refers to those which kill the majority of Americans as the…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 15, 2023

Frightening: Wealthy Aging Dad Did Not Do Any Estate Planning

When Does It Become Unsafe For Your Aging Parent To Live Alone?

Why Aging Parents With Memory Loss Should Stop Managing Money

Why Aging Parents With Memory Loss Should Stop Managing Money

Will Your Aging Parent Give Up The Too-Large Family Home?

One New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep-Strengthen Your Muscles

What Is Undue Influence?

Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

3 Big Warning Signs Your Aging Parent Should Stop Driving

Live Longer, Better: Expert MD Weighs In On How

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