Every year, every month, possibly everyday caregivers, financial advisors, and faux medical “professionals” are taking advantage of the elder community in America. For many older Americans, the myriad of options when it comes to financial and medical advisement—and it only becomes more and more cluttered every year. The oldest among us lose over a billion…
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The Medicaid qualification and application process is extensive and requires you to jump through many hoops, check a lot of boxes, and cross a lot of Ts. You need to know all of your information, how to express the facts in a way that best presents you and your needs, and how not to miss
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Arc Herkimer’s Circle of Friends will help you plan for the long term, securing your personal financial wellness. Come to a FREE workshop on Long-Term Care Planning and Addressing Your Personal Financial Wellness. The event is sponsored by the Arc Herkimer’s Circle of Friends. People with expertise in their fields will be helping educate attendees
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Estate Planning Made Simple Presented by Attorney Christopher Bray of Rheinhardt & Bray, P.C. The importance of estate planning cannot be overstated. Most people don’t want to think about the possibility of passing and what happens to their loved ones. Christopher Bray of Rheinhardt & Bray will be holding a discussion at The Pines at
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Sometimes seniors find themselves owing past-due federal taxes they cannot afford to pay. Although notices from the IRS can be especially frightening, there are solutions. If the sum owed is less than $50,000, the IRS will accept monthly payments over five years. For example, if $6,000 is owed to the IRS, monthly payments of around
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Here at Rheinhardt & Bray we take pride in protecting not only senior citizens, but our community. This month our president, Jeffrey Rheinhardt, purchased four Knox Box Rapid Entry Systems and donated them to the Ilion Fire Department. As a local resident of Ilion, Jeff says he believes that it can provide the seniors in
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Trusts 101 Seminar – July 29th 8:30am-4:40pm When assessing complex information, it often helps to break items into basic building blocks. The same approach can be successful when dealing with asset protection. Be prepared for specific challenges associated with various types of trusts by understanding their unique characteristics. Our intensive full-day primer will provide you
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Elder law attorneys are lawyers who specialize in helping seniors with a variety of legal issues. The specialty of “elder law” evolved in the 1980s as it became increasingly clear that the complicated legal issues confronting seniors — in particular qualifying for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care — were beyond the expertise of general-practice
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Gifting assets to your grandchildren can do more than help your descendants get a good start in life; it can also reduce the size of your estate and the tax that will be due upon your death. Perhaps the simplest approach to gifting is to give the grandchild an outright gift. You may give each
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Ilion, NY (April 2, 2012)- When talking about estate and long-term care planning, a frequent question people ask is “how long should I keep financial records?” Jeff Rheinhardt, attorney with Rheinhardt & Bray, PC, an elder law and estate-planning firm with offices in Ilion and Rome, says it depends. “I hate to sound like a
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