A Guide to Elder Planning Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Loved Ones and Yourself

by Weisman, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780133091922
• ISBN10: 0133091929
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-01-16
• Publisher: Ft Pr

Summary

For millions of families, elder planning has become life's most important financial challenge. To plan successfully for aging, coordinated and knowledgeable action is indispensable. Whether you're concerned about your own future, your loved ones, or both, Steve Weisman's A Guide to Elder Planning, Second Editionbrings together all the up-to-date knowledge and practical insights you'll need. Thorough, realistic, friendly, and easy to read, it covers allthe financial, legal, and personal issues faced by seniors and their families. Weisman is one of the nation's most respected eldercare attorneys: through his nationally syndicated radio show A Touch of Greyand his books, he's already helped millions of seniors and their families. Now, he brings together practical insights and specific, innovative solutions for estate planning, investment planning, long term care planning, housing, Medicare, Medicaid, retirement planning, Social Security, veterans'benefits, asset protection, substitute decision making, income tax planning, age discrimination, protection from abuse and scams, end of life issues, and much more. From navigating fast-changing benefits programs to preparing healthcare directives, this trustworthy book explains it all -- in plain, crystal-clear English!

Author Biography

STEVE WEISMAN (Amherst, Mass.) hosts A Touch of Grey, syndicated to 50+ radio stations including WABC (NYC) and KRLA (LA). A senior lecturer at Bentley College and member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. The legal editor for Talkers Magazine, he writes for media ranging from The Boston Globe to Playboy and earned an ABA Certificate of Merit for excellence in legal journalism. His books include 50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age, Second Edition, and The Truth About Avoiding Scams, featured on Dr. Phil and CNN. He holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1. Asset Protection

2. Seniors and Credit

3. Substitute Decision Making

4. Estate Planning

5. Investments

6. Income Taxes

7. Individual Retirement Accounts

8. Planning for the Home

9. Alternative Housing

10. Long Term Care

11. Social Security

12. Medicare

13. Medicaid

14. Being Patient

15. Scams

16. End of Life Issues

17. Favorite Websites

18. Glossary

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