You may not foresee ever needing assistance with your day-to-day life. However, research shows that seven in 10 adults aged 65 and older will require long-term care at some point in their [...]
Thinking and adapting are hard when stressed, so disaster experts emphasize the importance of planning for things like illness, trauma, and natural disaster. Prepare yourself and your loved [...]
President Joe Biden's fourth State of the Union address last night at the Capitol touched on topics as diverse as the loneliness epidemic, the invasion of [...]
Failing to maintain and make new meaningful connections as older adults age can lead them toward a deep sense of loneliness. This can affect their mental and physical health, including [...]
My father left is house to us, with each of us getting one-third. My brother bought me out for my third, for $250,000. Do I need to pay taxes on that money?
Elder law encompasses a wide range of legal matters that affect older individuals. Attorneys who practice elder law advocate for seniors and execute legal plans [...]
Research by the American College of Financial Services sheds light on the need for improvements in retirement financial literacy. The overall retirement income literacy score was just 31 [...]
Mom passed and her house was sold. Five of us inherited the house. It was sold and split five ways. I received $36,000 for that sale. Do I have to pay property gains taxes in West Virginia?
My father had a will drawn up in the state of New York. He passed away in 2020, and I was a beneficiary. He died in Tennessee, was remarried in 2015, but never changed his will prior to his [...]