by Senior Scene | Feb 1, 2026 | Featured Article (04), Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine
Estate Planning Tips:By Max ValaVanis, CFP® Estate Planning is a valuable opportunity to designate who you want to inherit your assets after you pass away. Unfortunately, the results are not always what you intend. To effectively pass property to your heirs, you must...
by Senior Scene | Feb 1, 2026 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine, Top Story (C)
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,...
by Senior Scene | Jan 1, 2026 | Featured Article (04), Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine
When does diminished capacity prevent a person from creating an estate plan?By Attorney Truman Scarborough Before assisting with the preparation of an estate plan, an attorney will want to determine that the client has “Testamentary Capacity”. This requires a person...
by Senior Scene | Jan 1, 2026 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine, Top Story (C)
Do you Need a Financial Plan?By Max ValaVanis, CFP©, CFS I’m currently going through the dreadful process of painting the interior of my house, and the multitude of greens on the color palette astounds me. When I proudly walked into the store, I was under the...
by Senior Scene | Dec 1, 2025 | Featured Article (04), Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine
‘Tis the Season for RMDsBy: Max ValaVanis, CFPⓇ While some seniors gleefully take their distributions for holiday shopping, others will sigh as the unneeded cash drains from their retirement accounts. Despite this, when Uncle Sam dictates that it’s necessary to take...
by Senior Scene | Dec 1, 2025 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine, Top Story (C)
What Happens if a Beneficiary Dies?By Attorney Truman Scarborough All of our beneficiaries (those who inherit our estates) will someday die. Not planning for what will happen if a beneficiary dies can have unexpected and costly consequences. In this article we will...
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