by Senior Scene | Jun 1, 2026 | Featured Article (04), Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine
What is Probate? By Attorney Truman Scarborough This is the fifth in a series of articles on probate. When someone dies, assets titled just in the decedent’s name without beneficiaries are frozen. No one can sign for the deceased person on checks, deeds, etc. A Power...
by Senior Scene | Jun 1, 2026 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine, Top Story (C)
The Retirement Risk Nobody Wants to Talk AboutBy: Max Valavanis, CFP “I’m not going to a nursing home!” This is one of the most common phrases I hear when I meet with seniors. And I understand it. Nobody plans for long-term care, and no one wants to think about...
by Senior Scene | May 1, 2026 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine, Top Story (C)
What is Probate? By Attorney Truman Scarborough This is the fourth in a series of articles on the probate process in Florida. In the prior articles we have discussed “Formal Probate”, which is required if the decedent died within the last two years and the assets to...
by Senior Scene | May 1, 2026 | Featured Article (04), Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine
Max ValaVanis, CFPⓇ In my years helping retirees plan their finances, I am consistently faced with this priority decision: where can we achieve strong returns while minimizing risk? As any Financial Advisor can attest, this is a common question. Unfortunately, many...
by Senior Scene | Apr 1, 2026 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine, Top Story (C)
Guarding your Nest Egg:By: Max ValaVanis, CFP® Medieval kings built moats and hired knights to protect what they spent a lifetime accumulating. You probably don’t have a moat, but protecting your retirement assets requires just as much strategy. Often seniors come to...
by Senior Scene | Apr 1, 2026 | Featured Article (04), Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine
What is Probate? By Attorney Truman Scarborough This is the third in a series of articles on probate. When someone dies, assets titled just in the decedent’s name with no beneficiaries are frozen. A Power of Attorney does not help, since it ends when the creator dies....
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