The types of disability benefits offered by employers typically fall into one of two categories: long term (LTD) and short term (STD). In this FAQ, the difference between the two categories, as well as some other key details are covered so that you know where to begin...
Why are so many people talking about long-term care and their financial plan? The reason is pretty straightforward: People are healthier than they were a few generations ago, which means they are living longer. Fewer people are dying of diseases than in the past due...
By the time most people are in their 50s, they’ve done some unofficial advanced care planning. And that’s because by that age, most people have spent at least a little time thinking or talking about their mortality. That is, when they’re going to die, what it will be...
With the number of different insurance products in the marketplace today, consumers have many more choices than they did twenty, thirty, or even fifty years ago. But with those expanded choices comes a need to do a little more homework, so that the right product is...
If you’ve decided that a revocable trust is the right choice for you, it may be time to start hunting for a financial or legal professional who can create it and walk you through the process. If you are still trying to figure out whether it’s a will or a trust that...
As a person’s career advances, or even begins to wind down, depending on how you look at it, there comes a time to consider a whole host of topics, such as long-term care options and retirement plans. But a third category is just as important as those other two:...
