When I reluctantly agreed to write this blog about the costs of final expenses, I thought that it would be a simple task. Realizing that we generally don’t want to think about our mortality, understanding the costs of burying a loved one (or preparing for our...
“Happy Birthday Friend, I hope it’s a great one” was the message posted on a relative’s Facebook timeline. Typically this wouldn’t cause a second look, but the post was to a recipient that had passed away a few years prior. The message was surrounded by other...
The untimely death of a business owner can be damaging to a small business. If there are employees, they have lost their leader. If there are other business partners, they have decisions to make as to the future of the business. There are ways to prepare in advance...
I am a parent of four young-adult children that all have college loans with my husband and me as co-signers. The benefits of having life insurance for my children hadn’t crossed my mind. If my child died prematurely, the responsibility of paying off the loans...
