Estate Planning

If you become incapacitated, who will make your medical decisions? A health care proxy allows you to appoint someone else to act as your agent for medical decisions.

An increasing number of people are paying for funerals in advance, but it is important to shop around before prepaying.

Many people periodically update their wills or other estate plans, but don't update who will receive distributions from their retirement plans.

A prominent personal finance expert helps you find your magic number: how much you need in order to retire.

Medicaid planning can be a difficult and confusing process. The following are some common mistakes people make when...

Many Americans believe insurance will cover their nursing home needs, according to a new study from the Kaiser Fami...

More Americans are turning to 'ethical wills' as a way of passing on their hopes and values to succeeding generations.

A Maine law that denies the right to vote to people placed under a guardianship because of 'mental illness' has been declared unconstitutional.

An investigation into the activities of court-appointed 'fiduciaries' in New York State has uncovered widespread abuses that are draining the estates of the vulnerable elderly. Full story . . .