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How to Save the Family Farm from Nursing Home Costs
Family farming revolves around the land. Farmland is often passed down from generation to generation. The assets, skills, and work ethic that have been poured into the farm are the family's legacy. The act of passing on the land to one's children is a rite of passage...
What happens during an Elder Care Consultation?
Trying to figure out what to do as a loved one faces the challenges of aging can be daunting and overwhelming. That's why Edwards Group created Elder Care Advisors to help families make the best financial, legal, and care decisions possible. You don't have to walk...
Long-term Care Planning and Why It Matters: 6 Goals of Planning
Why Should I Plan for Long-term Care? I know from experience that everyone who comes into our office has goals and expectations that they bring along with them when it comes to long-term care planning. But did you know that we have goals for each of our clients as...
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Understanding Medicare: What You Need to Know in 2019
Are you unsure of how to use Medicare for your healthcare needs? Or are you afraid to use it because you're not sure what Medicare will cover? Our Elder Care Advisors help people know how to best take advantage of their Medicare coverage. Make plans to attend by...
7 Risks of a Simple Will
Creating online legal documents is becoming more and more common. Despite the convenience of creating a Will without the expense and hassle of meeting with an attorney, there are many pitfalls to creating a simple plan online or even with a more traditional attorney...
Increase Your Quality of Healthcare With These 5 Steps
When you or a loved one are dealing with a lot of medical issues, or even "just one" complex issue, the paperwork can become overwhelming. Over the years, Edwards Group has evolved into a comprehensive, interdisciplinary resource for families facing the challenges of...
Review Your Medicare Part D Coverage
Edwards Group can help review your Medicare Part D coverage every year. Many people find the process of reviewing and choosing a Medicare plan to be stressful and confusing. It’s exhausting to go through all the options and still not be sure if you’ve chosen the right...
3 Tips for Preserving Your Family History This Thanksgiving
What story from your life or your parents' life needs to be remembered? Did your grandmother board a ship at the age of 15 and immigrate to America all by herself? Does your grandfather have great stories about the shenanigans that went on at the family farm? Was your...
A Quick Planning Tip to Get Organized
Getting organized is a key part of the estate planning process. Estate planning simply means you have a plan to handle your finances, your care, and your family when you can't do it anymore -- whether that's because of sickness or passing away. Everyone wants to be...
4 Things You Can Do to Avoid a Messy Guardianship
You may have read in a previous post that Buzz Aldrin has been fighting with his children over his own competency. Aldrin's children are concerned that he is not able to make good choices any longer... In that same article we talked with Attorney Amanda Lundeen about...
4 Things Everybody Should Know About Guardianship
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin has been in the news a lot recently. Aldrin, his children, and even his business manager, are embroiled in a lawsuit over whether Aldrin is competent to continue managing his finances and his life. Sadly, this guardianship feud between Aldrin and...
3 Things to Do Before You Hit 70
Decision making gets harder as we age. Here are 3 crucial decisions you need to address before you turn 70. Researchers say that decision making gets harder as we age, even if we don't have dementia. What does this mean for you? There are many important decisions...
How to Protect My Kids From Wild Spending
So, where will your stuff go when you die? Think about it for a minute. Who will get your stuff and how much will they get? Will the inheritance you leave make a big difference in their financial lives? In many cases it will, and it may be a lot more money than they...