Tag Archives: senior finances

1. Walk to End Alzheimer’s Fundraising Event at Huntington Common!

2. A Simple Will: is there such thing as a simple will?

   Is there such thing as a simple will? Kate Lanman, Esq. recently ran across this issue in doing some estate planning for an elderly woman with three grown children. The client’s estate was small: a few asset management accounts, no house, … Continue

3. Maine Senior Guide’s Southern Maine Senior Expo 2012

   Save the Date September 25th from 10-7 come for an hour come for the day! Learn about the senior services from Lewiston to Kennebunk with extended hours for working caregivers. We are so excited to announce the … Continue

4. Elder Abuse: Maine Woman Swindeled by Neighbor

   Elder abuse doesn’t have to be physicial. It can be mental coercion, or the sort of financial abuse that leaves someone penniless after a lifetime of work and saving. Ask Gwendolyn Swank of Pemaquid.  A trusted neighbor first … Continue

5. The Cost of Maine’s Senior Care

   Cost of Senior Care on the Rise I was recently checking out Metlife.com and found the 2011 Metlife Market Survey regarding senior care costs and their rise over the last year. I usually tell families to expect … Continue

6. Grandchildren and College: College Tuition Help from Grandparents

   Have you always planned to help your grandchildren pay for college? With the price of college nowadays, college tuition help from grandparents matters more than ever. There are several ways you can help them with college expenses … Continue

7. AARP: 5 health tips that help the country

   In the October 21011 AARP Bulletin, editor Jim Toedtman  had an article called Small Steps, Big Dividends, that talked about what each of us could do to help trim the deficit. Here they are: 1. Cut 150 … Continue