Social media influencer is a relatively new career. However, in recent years, it has exploded, along with bloggers, producing a new set of wealthy celebrities with their own estate planning issues to deal with. This was never more apparent than this past March when it was reported that influencer and model Jeff...

Tina Turner’s recent passing rocked the music world, as we lost one of the true legends. Tina had survived years of spousal abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, only to reinvent herself with the song and movie What’s Love Got to Do With It. She was, in the words of another...

The proliferation of home improvement shows combined with the ability to search for practically anything on the Internet has led to a boom in do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. People are doing everything from repairing their home appliances to writing complex legal agreements. The advent of artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT is bolstering this...

No one likes to think about worst-case scenarios. These are the catastrophic events that can cause great problems in one’s life. When you are a parent, one of the worst things that can happen is that you die and someone else has to raise your child. If you are like most folks,...

Making an estate plan is a great way to prepare for leaving your property to your loved ones. Whether you set up a trust or prepare a will, estate planning gives you and your family the peace of mind that they will be taken care of in the event of your...

When creating an estate plan, there are details that seem minor but are actually very important, says a recent article from Mondaq, “Four Provisions People Often Forget To Include In Their Estate Plan.” Don’t forget to name alternative beneficiaries and executors If the will name a beneficiary but they are unable to take...

Contemplating your own mortality is not on anyone’s list of fun pastimes. However, having an estate plan is a gift to family members and is important whether you are wealthy or not, says a recent article from CNBC, “5 key things to know when you create a will and make other...

Some kinds of insurance policies don’t make sense as you get older. AARP’s recent article entitled “10 Types of Insurance You Don’t Need” lists some insurance products that may not make sense for seniors. Life insurance after you retire. This is designed to protect your family from losing income if...

The belief that long COVID might be related to a functional neurological disorder (FND) remains untested, a systematic review showed. Across 102 long COVID studies, neurologic symptoms were insufficiently characterized to support or refute a diagnosis of FND, reported Tiago Teodoro, MD, PhD, of St. George's Hospital in London, and colleagues. MedPage Today’s recent article...