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...

Finding the Proper Financial Guidance

by Senior Scene | Dec 31, 2023 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Top Story (C)

Finding the Proper Financial Guidance By: Jason ValaVanis, CFP® Everyone knows someone who’s tried to plan their retirement themselves. Diving into the world of personal finance is like trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions—confusing and...

When Is Probate The Better Way To Settle An Estate?

by Senior Scene | Nov 30, 2023 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Top Story (C)

When Is Probate The Better Way To Settle An Estate? By Attorney Truman Scarborough Probate is required when property is titled just in the decedent’s name without any beneficiaries. A will by itself does not transfer property to the heirs. Probate is needed to access...

Where Are Your Tax Dollars Going?

by Senior Scene | Oct 31, 2023 | Community, General Interest, Magazine, Senior News, Top Story (C)

Where Are Your Tax Dollars Going? by Joe Steckler President, Helping Seniors of Brevard Over the past month, I have watched the Brevard Cultural Alliance (BCA) cat and mouse game with our county commissioners regarding funding for local arts groups. Was there ever any...

Combating Inflation for Seniors

by Senior Scene | Oct 1, 2023 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Top Story (C)

Combating Inflation for Seniors By Max Valavanis, CFP® Why is a gallon of gasoline up over a dollar from a year ago, and why are house prices skyrocketing to unbelievable levels? Of course, the simple answer is inflation, but why is this happening? The U.S. Bureau of...

What needs to be considered before making lifetime gifts?

by Senior Scene | Aug 31, 2023 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Top Story (C)

What needs to be considered before making lifetime gifts? By Attorney Truman Scarborough A comprehensive description of estate planning would include the accumulation, preservation, and gifting of property.  While most of our lives are devoted to the acquisition and...