Maine Money Planning: Outliving Your Money
Kerry Peabody, Long Term Care Insurance Specialist, Clark Insurance Let’s take a break from long term care, and talk about an issue that my clients…
Estate Management
The Maine Senior Guide Estate Management category includes professional service providers, like elder law attorneys, financial planners, long term care insurance advisors, senior real estate experts and bankers versed in reverse mortgages and bridge loans.
You’ll also find funeral homes, appraisers and estate sale planners, downsizers, and moving and storage services.
When considering these services, don’t forget to ask questions. Ask for:
- Professional licenses and affiliations
- References
- Examples of current work
Check the Better Business Bureau for any complaints. Remember that the Better Business Bureau is a membership organization, and companies pay money to join, although complaints can be filed against any company doing business in the state.
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Maine Retirement Living: alternative home buying options
Are you trying to downsize but worried about either selling your house or getting a mortgage for that new condo? Yarmouth Community Services is hosting…
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Reverse Mortgages, Home Equity:Options for baby boomers and seniors in a tough economy
By Andrew C. Helman, Bernstein Shur, Counselors at Law Using home equity as a financial resource As another year of anemic economic activity ends, seniors…
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Long Term Care Insurance: Some in Maine Can Self-Insure
“Why can’t I just pay for my own long term care?” I get that question frequently, and the answer is: you can. Self-insuring, or simply…
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Self-Insuring for Long Term Care
Maybe you’ve thought about long term care, and you’ve decided that you have enough money tucked away to take care of it when it happens…
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Home Safety Assessment Checklist
When you begin to think about staying safely and comfortably in your own home, it’s not easy to think of everything. Here’s a very comprehensive home…
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Tax Credits Part II: Long Term Care?
Tax guru I am not, but I thought it might be helpful to review some of the federal tax rules related to family care providers’…
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