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Your Social Security Benefits for 2025: COLA Update November 7, 2024
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has officially released its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) figures for 2025. These newly issued numbers will have an impact on monthly Social Security ...
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How to Apply for Social Security Retirement Benefits November 4, 2024
The Social Security Administration (SSA) advises you to apply for retirement benefits three months before you want your benefits to begin. Even if you have no plans to receive retirement benefits, you ...
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Modernizing Conservatorship Law to Better Help & Protect Californians Most in Need of Care November 13, 2023
(Excerpt Source) Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 43 which significantly updates California’s conservatorship laws for the first time in more than 50 years. Californians experiencing serious mental ...
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What Is a Disability Panel and How Does It Work? March 27, 2023
Although it can be an uncomfortable topic, the possibility of becoming incapacitated is often overlooked in drafting revocable living trusts. Placing your money and property in a living trust can ...
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Things to Consider Before You Retire February 23, 2023
After many years of hard work, it's finally time to retire and focus on your next phase of life. But before you begin this next chapter, you need to make sure that you have fully thought through this ...
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How to Prove You Were Mentally Competent When Creating Your Estate Plan December 20, 2022
While we all want to believe that our family and loved ones will honor our wishes expressed in our estate plan, contests are more common than you might think. Maybe a family member doesn't receive ...
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