Monthly Archives: June 2024
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
Financial planners often tell clients that setting up an irrevocable trust will give them peace of mind, but the fact that irrevocable trusts are irrevocable makes them scary. Therefore, if people want to set up a trust that will begin to function as an independent entity while the grantor is still alive, they usually… Read More »
Affordable Internet Is More Important to Retirees’ Wellbeing Than You Realize
Despite abundant evidence to the contrary, the stereotype that the elderly and the Internet repel each other persists. Yes, old folks are much more likely to head to the supermarket with shopping lists written on scraps of paper, while the younger generation keeps their shopping lists on the phone, editing them in real time;… Read More »
Medicare Dental Benefits Leave Seniors in the Lurch
Medicare, the program that provides basic medical care services to American seniors free of charge, has existed since the early 1960s; the first people to receive Medicare benefits were former president Harry Truman and former first lady Bess Truman. A lot has changed since then. If you want to scare your grandchildren, or perhaps… Read More »
