Today we released our February 2019 newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. This month’s edition features interesting stories on some important topics. They include: This is the last year for a Social Security strategy that’s been popular in recent...
The older the population gets, the greater the potential for elder abuse. States have laws in place designed to combat elder abuse, but some states are doing a better job than others. The consumer finance website WalletHub researched the protections in place in all 50...
Happy New Year! We’ve just released our January 2019 newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. Please find a link to the full newsletter in PDF form below. Because we’re off to a very interesting year ourselves, the newsletter this month features a couple of...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is increasing the amount taxpayers can deduct from their 2019 income as a result of buying long-term care insurance. Premiums for “qualified” long-term care insurance policies (see explanation below) are tax deductible to...
Technological advances have made it easier to stay connected with loved ones all the time. This has included the ability to install cameras in a loved one’s nursing home room. These so-called “granny cams” have legal and privacy implications. The...
It shocks me, still, when famous people with large fortunes die without a will. Latest case-in-point: Aretha Franklin. One of the best singers of my lifetime, Aretha died a couple of weeks ago at age 76. She was married twice, but long divorced and living as a single...
