Estate Planning

A new report by the advocacy groups Public Citizen and...

This guide clearly explains the job of the executor -- the person nominated in a will to carry out the deceased's last wishes.

Written by a former Secretary of Aging for Pennsylvania who also has experience caring for an elderly relative, the book covers the gamut of aging issues -- from common diseases elders face to the basics of estate planning.

A highly readable survey of the estate planning and long-term care choices that could spell the difference between financial stability and ruin for families.

How likely is it that you will need long-term care, and how much will you have to put aside to pay for it? An analy...

[This article was originally published on February 21, 2006.  The links were updated on July 23, 2018.] Steve Weisman. A Guide to Elder Planning: Everything You Need to Know to Protect Yourself Legally and Financially. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall,...

By a vote of 216-214, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed budget legislation that will impose punitive new ...

A book by an elder law attorney covers the human side of aging, tackling issues and problems that similar references often overlook.

An accountant explains how taxes and penalties could consume up to 90 percent of a retirement account, and offers five easy steps to prevent this from happening.