Should You Stop Taking Money from Your Parents?
If your parents occasionally gift you money, you may consider yourself fortunate. But it's not always a good idea.
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The True Cost of End-of-Life Care
My father’s Alzheimer’s is getting worse, and I know I will eventually have to take over his care. I want to be prepared financially. What should I expect in terms of cost?
When caring for someone with Alzheimer…
How to Balance Work and Caring for Ailing Loved Ones
They’re called America’s “invisible workforce” — and you likely know at least one member, or are one yourself. I’m talking about family caregivers. These are people who may have demanding careers, but are forced to cut back, or…
How Caregivers in the Sandwich Generation Can Take Care of Themselves
The average U.S. caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works outside the home. She’s spent about 20 hours a week providing unpaid care for her own mother for nearly five years, according to the AARP…
Long-Term Financial Planning: How to Talk to Your Parents About Their Finances
When it comes to your own finances, you spend plenty of time planning, managing, and staying on top of long- and short-term goals. That same diligence, however, probably does not extend to the financial situations of your parents, siblings…
Are You Ready To Be A Caregiver?
No parent plans on being a special needs caregiver to their child and no child plans on providing elder care to their parents. Yet in an age when autism and developmental disabilities are on the rise, and baby boomer parents…