Estate Planning

Property Tax Exemption Extended To Nursing Home Residents

Dec 16, 2012

Generally, the Michigan principal residence exemption provides that a taxpayer’s principal residen...

Social Security Benefits To Edge Up Only 1.7 Percent

Nov 06, 2012

The nation’s elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.7 percent increase i...

Reverse Mortgages Are Causing Some To Lose Their Homes

Nov 06, 2012

A reverse mortgage can be a great tool in the right circumstances, but if you aren’t careful you c...

Time Share Sellers Beware

Sep 16, 2012

In these tough economic times, thousands of time-share owners are anxious to dump their beachfront a...

Michigan Legislature Likely To Take Up Health Care Exchange

Sep 16, 2012

After the June 28, 2012 Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Michigan...

New Power of Attorney Law Effective 10/1/2012

Sep 16, 2012

A Durable (Financial) Power of Attorney (”FPOA”) (a/k/a a Durable Power of Attorney) is a docume...

Lesson Learned From Will of Jim Morrison

Jul 07, 2012

Although rock legend, Jim Morrison, died in 1971, his Last Will and Testament highlights a misunders...

Ford & GM Pension Buyout Offers: What to Do?

Jul 07, 2012

Retirees and salaried employees at Ford and General Motors are being offered lump sum “buy outs”...

Ways To Save On Health Insurance

May 29, 2012

There’s a reason health insurance is such a hot topic right now — health insurance costs are tak...

What Will Happen With the Federal Estate Tax?

Mar 25, 2012

The fate of the federal estate tax is still unclear. What is clear is that the results of the next e...