Long-Term Care: The Movie

by Senior Scene | Mar 31, 2024 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Top Story (C)

Long-Term Care: The Movie By: Max Valavanis, CFP® Retirement is often hailed as the golden age of relaxation and leisure, but behind the scenes lies a potential plot twist of long-term care costs. Like your favorite film where the protagonists must face the maleficent...

Is It A Bad Time To Retire?

by Senior Scene | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured Article (03), Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine

Is It A Bad Time To Retire? By: Max Valavanis, CFP® Sometimes retiring can be scary. The concept of an “eternal Saturday” may be exciting for one retiree and just as horrifying for another. As a Certified Financial Planner, many of my clients battle this...

What is Probate?

by Senior Scene | Feb 29, 2024 | 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....

Rare Gold

by Senior Scene | Jan 31, 2024 | Featured Article (03), Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine

Rare Gold by Jason ValaVanis, CFP Most folks understand that gold is rare, but most do not fully comprehend the magnitude of its rarity. All the gold ever mined in the history of the world would fit inside of a 5,000 square foot house. Now, that’s rare!...

What is Probate?

by Senior Scene | Jan 31, 2024 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine, Top Story (C)

What is Probate? By Attorney Truman Scarborough This is the second in a series of articles on probate. When someone dies, assets titled just in the decedent’s name without beneficiaries are frozen. A Power of Attorney does not help, since it ends when the creator...

What is Probate?

by Senior Scene | Dec 31, 2023 | Featured Article (03), Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine

What is Probate? By Attorney Truman Scarborough This will be the first in a series of articles on the probate process. When someone dies, assets titled just in the decedent’s name without beneficiaries are frozen. No one can sign the deceased person’s name on checks,...