Top Experts Question the Value of Advance Care Planning
By Judith Graham
REGION - For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life wishes before becoming terminally ill — living wills,...
10 important financial tips for caregivers
By R. R. Fletcher, Contributing Writer
REGION - Americans spend roughly $190 billion per year on their care recipients for out-of-pocket expenses. Closer to home, according to AARP, over...
Credit unions offer an alternative to big banks for consumers
By Debbie Spingarn, Contributing Writer
REGION - If you’re tired of high banking fees, long telephone hold times and poor customer service, maybe your current...
Massachusetts seniors may be eligible for circuit breaker tax credit
By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer
BOSTON – Older residents who are struggling financially walk into the Mattapan Family Service Center at 535 River Street,...
Financial advice proves helpful for self-employed individuals planning for retirement
By Leslie Anderson, Contributing Writer
REGION - Operating a successful business reflects long-held goals for many people. Working for oneself provides a certain satisfaction of...
Don’t become a victim of Internet fraud
By Brett Peruzzi, Associate Editor
The con artists of times past haven’t gone away; they’ve just gone online. And older adults are increasingly becoming victims...
We’re Not In Bedrock and You’re Not with ‘The Flintstones’
By Dennis Sullivan & Associates, Counselors at Law
You may recall the popular television show of the 1960’s “The Flintstones” who lived in the town...
Planning and Protection Can Save Your Health, Home, Legacy, and Life Savings
Dennis Sullivan & Associates, Counselors at Law
What is your present situation? Has COVID-19 affected your family, friends and neighbors? Might there be landmines on...
How are you doing? – A reverse mortgage may allow you to do better
By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Powerhouse Funding Corp.
When asked “How are you doing?” do you answer truthfully?
I hope you are doing fine health-wise,...
Reverse mortgages: retirement derailed?
By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners
Survey says…retirement derailed
A recent article published in MarketWatch by Alessandra Malito highlighted the...
