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Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Ingrid Case |
Tending Mom and Dad When siblings are unprepared, bickering about responsibility and unsure of one another's desires, skills, financial resources and availability, planners are stepping in to help families sort out their roles. |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Howard Gleckman |
When A Parent Needs Help How to pull together an elder care plan that makes sense for you, your siblings -- and your parents. |
Investment Advisor December 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Care Givers Smart advisors are offering financial gerontology services to clients and their families, and are getting increased client satisfaction and referrals in return. |
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Planning for the Unthinkable Your parents are getting older. Here's how you can help them financially. |
Financial Advisor November 2007 Mitch Anthony |
Boomer Interuppted Baby boomers may envision a retirement with lots of freedom, but some already are finding that's not the case. Here's what financial advisors need to know. |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: The Silent Generations A huge chunk of our nation's wealth is in the hands of baby boomers' parents. Whether you represent older parents or a grownchild, better intergenerational communication is as important to you as it is to your financial advisory clients. |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Ben Mattlin |
Caretaker Challenges Clients who care for aging parents need more than financial and tax help from advisors. |
Financial Advisor May 2004 David J. Drucker |
No Longer An Ancillary Service If your clients are middle-aged or older, learn about old-age care options. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2012 |
Five Questions with Don Blandin The president and CEO of Investor Protection Trust discusses issues facing seniors and the special problems for which advisors should watch, including protecting them against fraud. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Maya Ivanova |
The Right Match To meet the needs of aging clients, advisors need to be educated and responsive. |
On Wall Street March 1, 2012 John Diehl |
The Financial Calculus of Aging While surveys continue to show that procrastination is alive and well when it comes to retirement planning, there is no doubt that boomers are actively seeking solutions to real life issues associated with aging. |
Financial Advisor October 2005 David J. Drucker |
The Parent Care Solution Smart financial advisors have spent at least a little time thinking about ways to keep their clients from straying. They've also thought about protecting their clients from the ravages of old age. Now these seemingly unconnected demands have a common link. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Ben Mattlin |
Compensating Caregivers Advisors discuss how families can provide at-home care for a loved one -- and defuse sibling rivalries that often result. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Lori K. Murphy |
Easing The Stress Here's how financial advisors and estate planners can work together to help those with mentally impaired family members. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Martha White |
Special Needs Clients: 'Retirement for 3' For families with a special-needs child, advisors must employ a variety of tactics. |
Investment Advisor May 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Compassion, Knowledge, and Personalized Service The primary risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is age, and with the majority of financial planners' clientele growing older, it's smart for financial advisors to become familiar with a different side of the financial planning business -- gerontology. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2009 Lauren Young |
Coping with the Caregiving Dilemma How to avoid the victim-rescuer trap and other tips for the millions of baby boomers sandwiched between parents and children. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Anne Field |
Role Reversal What happens when adult children take over part or all of their parents' finances - at the request of Mom or Dad? How should an advisor approach such situations? |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Mark Feffer |
The Family Lock Box Retirement planning is all about identifying the client's desired retirement lifestyle, then translating that into savings and investment goals. But increasingly, family crises, and the emotions that go with them, are disrupting these well-laid plans. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Gresham & Gresham |
Partners in Care Having parents who are ill prepared for retirement can easily derail even the most bulletproof retirement plan. Make sure your clients don't delay planning for parental emergencies until it's too late. |
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Andrew Park |
Between A Rocker And A High Chair The Sandwich Generation -- caring for both parents and kids -- needs a hand. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Samantha Allen |
Longer Lives, Higher Costs: Is Your Firm Ready? As boomer clients head into their 70s and beyond, advisors must become geriatric specialists to handle a complex set of new demands. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Michael J. McDermott |
Our House How can financial planners help those with three generations living at home? A multigenerational household certainly has financial complexities that need to be addressed. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Janet Aschkenasy |
Eldercare Grows Up For your oldest clients -- and their children -- financial planning takes on new dimensions. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2009 Lauren Young |
Caught Between the Elder Care and Education Money Pits Something's got to give when you're caring for aging parents while paying for your kids' pricey education - and it's often your retirement plans. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Gregory Salsbury |
A New Conversation The market meltdown forced people to start thinking more seriously about retirement. But they're still held back by misconceptions. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Suzanne McGee |
Full-Nest Syndrome Even when a financial advisor is able and willing to work with clients on containing and managing requests for financial help from their boomerang children, they can end up squarely in the middle of one of the most perilous kinds of disagreements: family squabbles over money. |
Registered Rep. September 8, 2011 Mark Miller |
How to Protect Aging Clients' Finances A growing body of evidence suggests that the aging brain isn't well-suited to financial decision-making. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
Hard Lessons Many parents may have made the right personal choice by having children later in life, but they'll likely find their retirement and their kids' college years are on a financial collision course. For those parents and their planners, that could spell trouble. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Maureen Mohyde |
The New Generation Gap Estate planning is one of the most important steps your clients can take to help their families. Planning can help make things easier for everyone when difficult times arise. But a study shows parents are more at ease discussing their estate plans than their boomer children. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Advisor Pulse Many parents are woefully underprepared to fund their children's college expenses, and advisors are well positioned to give them the nudge they need. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Chris Blunt |
Advancing the Conversation Advisors' role in helping clients and heirs address end-of-life issues -- Behind the Numbers: 72% of parents said they would encourage their own financial advisor to discuss... etc. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Ilana Polyak |
Aging Matters Welcome to the new world of financial advice, where planners aren't just tending to clients' portfolios and income distribution models anymore, they're also looking out for their health -- or at least making sure that someone is. |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Tracey Longo |
Preventive Medicine A special report on how more financial advisors are helping clients consider the impact of sky-rocketing health-care costs on retirement. |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
3 Things Your Financial Pro Will Never Tell You How to tell if the "help" you're getting is doing more harm than good. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Gresham & Gresham |
An Advisor's Guide to Long-Term Care Knowledgeable financial advisors need to help clients estimate their specific risk -- including the risk for people that the client is financially responsible for. This includes determining how long-term care would be financed and arranging assets so that adequate funds will be available if the need arises. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Schroeder et al. |
Long-Term Care Redefined As clients live longer, they increasingly need forms of assistance that aren't adequately covered by long-term-care insurance, and the cost of such assistance could easily torpedo the best-laid retirement and estate plans. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Special Consideration Advisors help parents of special needs children tackle unique planning challenges. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Anne Field |
Creepy Conversations Holding onto clients' assets after their death isn't easy. The only effective way to do it is to establish a relationship with the clients' offspring. Here's how. |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Facing Mom and Dad's Money Issues Talking to Mom and Dad about their finances can help ease your mind and give you a head start mulling over what you'll face in the future. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Gregory Bresiger |
Rewritting The Rules Many older Americans don't plan to retire-either because they want to, or have to stay working. It's expected that many baby boomers are going to need financial planning and advice, but not the kind that their grandparents and parents did. |
Financial Advisor December 2004 Gregory Bresiger |
Your Next Client May be a Child Financial relationships that took an advisor years to build can be quickly ruined by a young person's recklessness with money. That's why it is often critical for advisors to know the children of their clients. |
Investment Advisor December 2006 Mark Tibergien |
Trading Places Succession planning specialists say that only about one out of three family businesses successfully transfer from the first generation to the second. Although family business transfers have not been commonplace among independent financial advisors, this appears to be shifting. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Gregory Bresiger |
Can You Help RINKs? The graying of America means RINKs (retired, independent, no kids) will be a growing client base that almost any practice must have. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Mitchell Rose |
Emotional Rescue By tending to family dynamics during the estate planning process, financial advisers can prevent wounds and conflicts years before they might occur. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Mason Braswell |
Young Bucks As more of the baby boomer generation heads toward retirement, their Generation Y kids are emerging as a client base to take seriously. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Deborah Fox |
Coming Up Short The current economic environment is putting considerable pressure on families. But if parents and their financial advisors take a proactive approach to college planning, parents and students can avoid reliance on credit markets. |
Registered Rep. February 24, 2011 Kevin McKinley |
Managing Mom's Assets Many of your retiring boomer clients are dismayed to finally reach financial independence, only to find themselves spending valuable time and money supporting and caring for one (or two, or more) of their elderly parents. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse According to a recent survey, financial planners may be missing a golden opportunity to establish advisory relationships with their clients' children. |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Jeff Schlegel |
Special Needs Planning Requires Pioneering Spirit There isn't a lot of information out there to help financial professionals deal with the special needs of clients with disabled family members. |