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4 Questions to Answer When Facing a Healthcare Crisis
Most people don’t connect estate planning and a healthcare crisis. However, as people live longer and face the skyrocketing costs of aging in America, a new aspect of estate planning has emerged. We call it “Life Care Planning.” This type of planning addresses the...
The Driving Talk: How to Talk to Your Elderly Parents About Driving
Adult children face many difficult conversations with their parents, but the hardest may be how to talk to their elderly parents about driving. Before approaching this sensitive topic, it's best to understand what driving means to them -- and it goes much deeper than...
Bills, Debts and Taxes: Will your debts die with you?
So, who pays your debts when you’re gone? Your spouse? Your kids? What happens when someone dies, leaving debts and not enough money to pay them? The Good News About What Happens to Debts When You Die Here’s the good news: No one else is required to pay your debts, as...
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Veterans Aid & Attendance: A Little Known Way to Pay for Care as You Age
Many people are surprised to find out they qualify for aging veterans' benefits without having a service-related disability. The VA offers benefits that can be used by a Veteran or their surviving spouse to help with costs for in-home medical care, assisted living...
Halloween 2016
At Edwards Group we expect our clients to share some pretty personal information with us in order to prepare the best plan possible for their families. That's part of the reason it's so important for us to share our families with you. Everything we do centers around...
Losing a Spouse Changes Everything: 5 Things to Think About
Suddenly, She Was Gone Recently, I (David) was in the airport, waiting on a flight when a fellow passenger opened up and told me his story. After being married for over 50 years, he had recently lost his wife. She was having a routine heart procedure and things went...
The St. Louis Rams & Beneficiary Designations
When the rules are in writing, you have to follow them. Unless you're the NFL. I am a St. Louis Rams fan. Loyal from the time they arrived in St. Louis after failing to get a new stadium in Los Angeles. Like all Rams fans, I was really upset when they left St. Louis,...
Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Edwards Group Team
Join Benefits Coordinator, Melissa Coulter, on the Edwards Group team at the Walk to End Alzheimer's September 24, 2016 at Springfield's South Wind Park. As a part of the team at Edwards Group, we help people everyday who have loved ones facing the challenges...
Introducing: Edwards Group LLC Youtube Channel
Scheduling an initial meeting or attending a workshop can be a great way to learn about the legal tools available to you. But with the hectic nature of everyday life, watching a YouTube video can be a quicker and more efficient way to access basic estate planning...
Don’t be like Prince. Make sure you have a Will.
Sadly, celebrity deaths often provide a good opportunity to review what not to do when it comes to estate planning. Imagine being worth $300 million and not even having a Will The recent death of the eccentric singer, Prince, offered another opportunity to see what...
(Video) What is an elder law attorney?
As people live longer and longer, it is more and more important to have an experienced elder law attorney on your side. If you have a loved one who is aging, or are concerned about the issues of aging for yourself or a spouse, please read on to find out what elder law...
I just ate a cheeseburger.
At this point in the year, many of us are abandoning our New Year's resolutions, but there's still hope... by Chris Flynn, Attorney Well, we're a few months into 2016, which means we're also past the point where many people have abandoned their New Year's resolutions....
Contributing to an IRA After Retirement
One of our clients had a question a while back: Can a retired person keep contributing to an IRA? Take a moment and learn about the logistics of contributing to an IRA after retirement. Can a retired person keep contributing to an IRA? There are many types of...