Relay Your End of Life Wishes Clearly and Often

“It’s tempting to assume that if you tell one doctor what you want at the end of your life, that’s enough — what you want will be clearly documented and retrievable when it is needed, and the record will follow you wherever you go. Yet this critical information...

Make Your End of Life Wishes Known

Please have the important discussion regarding your end of life wishes with your family and loved ones. It is a personal, religious, and philosophical issue and it can be complex, but it is important that those who care about you most understand your wishes and...

The Story of Writing a Will

“Death is inevitable, but we continue to make long-term bets: My wife, Jeanne, and I might have enough economy-size jugs of Tide and gigantic packages of toilet paper rolls, bought on regular trips to Costco, to survive into the next century. Still, preparing...

Is Full Retirement for You?

“We definitely see evidence that retirement is fluid,” said Kathleen Mullen, a RAND senior economist and co-author of its American Working Conditions Survey. “There’s less of the traditional schedule: work to a certain age, retire, see the world. We see people...

Seniors Can Be Easy Targets for Scammers

“While a person can become a victim of a scam at any age, the senior population is becoming more vulnerable to scammers. Seniors make good targets because they generally have good credit and accessible savings. Further, many seniors are alone or suffer from...