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Lecanemab (sold under the brand name Leqembi) helps reduce amyloid plaques in the brain, which are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Prevention’s recent article, “All About Lecanemab, the New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug,” reports that the drug was approved in January under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval pathway. This process allows the organization to approve drugs for serious…
My Mother has been the rock in my world since I was born and was always a loving, firm presence, who delivered wisdom to me. Not always solicited. I have always known she wanted only the best for me. She was a guide, mentor, and also the dearest friend.
On March 30, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2023-2, which directly impacts a wide range of irrevocable trusts, including grantor retained annuity trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, insurance trusts and other intentionally defective ‘grantor trusts.’
You should not name a legal minor as a beneficiary. This applies to almost all legal documents, most notably wills and life insurance policies.
If a child you’ve added to your deed goes through a divorce, has tax issues, is sued by someone, or must declare bankruptcy, your house could be on the chopping block!
Grief technology, the use of images and voices after a person’s death, is already an existing thing, with Seance AI programs to communicate with grandchildren.
There is a popular misperception among many seniors that in order to protect their assets from creditors, including the cost of nursing home care, they should consider gifting their assets to their children.
One of the most significant changes Americans will soon see is the sunsetting of tax laws under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017.
D-Day, June 6, 1944, was 79 years ago today. It was the pivotal invasion of Normandy, with heavy sacrifices of allied forces that lead to the defeat of Hilter and Nazi Germany. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, then supreme commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces in World War II gave the go-ahead for a massive invasion of Europe called Operation Overlord, encouraging his troop with the following Memo: Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944. Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations1 have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned. The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. See https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/dwighteisenhowerorderofdday.htm We cannot forget that day, and the sacrifices of our servicemen who stormed the beaches. 36 years later, D-Day took on its own personal meaning for me. On June 6, 1980, I hit the beach in Delaware on the last day of my first year of law school. I then met my future wife, Margie Lazzati. Our summer fling continues. My privilege to have that later rendezvous with destiny is due somewhat to the supreme sacrifices made by many so that I could grow up free. Thank you. That personal legacy also brings D-Day so much closer for me. As a young man, I was fascinated by WWII history. However, D-Day seemed like ancient history. Looking back now, with the span of 39 years since I met my bride to be, it wasn’t so long ago. Each year I am blessed at least twice on this day. Am I the only one who senses historical events like D-Day are drawing closer to me as I age? History becomes personal when you have some of it yourself.
There are times when it makes sense to leave more to one child than another.
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