Social Security 2025 Update
Explore the latest updates on social security benefits for 2025, including payment amounts for individuals and couples.
5 Resolutions for Better Estate Planning
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to revisit your estate plan—or create one if you haven’t yet. Estate planning ensures your wishes are honored, provides peace of mind for your loved ones, and can save time,…
Nursing Homes: Minimum Staff and Other Requirements
A historic nursing shortage is affecting long-term care facilities nationwide. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, drivers of the shortage include pandemic burnout, a low retention rate, and inadequate nursing school capacity. Understaffing threatens the nation’s approximately 1.2 million nursing…
Long-Term Care Planning and the Sandwich Generations
The term “sandwich generation” was originally coined in reference to members of the baby boom generation who found themselves taking care of their parents and their own children at the same time. Now members of Generation X and millennials are…
Future Proof Your Estate and Directives Plan
As the year draws to a close, it brings with it a unique opportunity for reflection and planning. For seniors, caregivers, solo agers, and baby boomers, this might be the ideal time to pause, assess, and make necessary updates to…
Vincent Russo on CFN Live: Advice on Wills: Should Each Child Get the Same Inheritance?
Watch “In The Legal Know” with Vincent J. Russo Vincent appeared on CFN Live on October 3rd, 2024 to discuss“Advice on Wills: Should Each Child Get the Same Inheritance?” https://youtu.be/R7x2k6Tob-c Vincent J. Russo discusses if equal is fair when leaving…
Advice on Wills: Should Each Child Get the Same Inheritance?
Exploring the complexities of inheritance: Discover when dividing assets equally among children is the right choice and when it isn't.
You Don’t Have to be Famous to “NOT” Have a Will!
Only 32% of Americans have a Will but yet 64% of Americans say having a Will is important. Lacking a Last Will and Testament is a grappling oversight that can complicate life's already complex act—dying. It doesn't matter if you're a household name or not; there are many reasons why you should consider having a Will.
The Importance of Estate Planning in a Post-9/11 World
On September 11, 2001, our world changed forever. The tragic events of that day brought new levels of awareness of the fragility of life and how quickly and drastically circumstances can change. Remembering 9/11 The events of 9/11 are etched…
Are UTMA Accounts a Good Idea for your Minor Children?
A UTMA account, created under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA), lets minors receive and hold gifts such as money, real estate, fine art, and other assets without needing a formal trust. Usually, a parent or guardian acts as custodian and manages the account until the child reaches the age of majority in their state. At that time, the child gains full control over the assets.