Family

Are Funeral Expenses Tax-Deductible?
Family Finances

Are Funeral Expenses Tax-Deductible?

December 10, 2024

Paying for an aging loved one’s care sometimes results in a medical expense deduction. Paying for a deceased loved one’s…

Advance Directives: How To Make Sure Your End-of-Life Decisions Are Followed
Death & Dying

Advance Directives: How To Make Sure Your End-of-Life Decisions Are Followed

Mathew D. Pauley, JD | October 24, 2024

Nearly 40% of older Americans have some form of advance directives, such as a living will to communicate wishes about…

How To: Find the Best Advice for Any Problem
Family

How To: Find the Best Advice for Any Problem

Hooria Jazaieri, PhD | September 18, 2024

When you are faced with a dilemma or a difficult decision, do you get the very best advice? Perhaps not—and…

How To: Disinherit a Child
Family

How To: Disinherit a Child

Jeffrey L. Condon, JD | August 29, 2024

Have you decided to disinherit a child, leaving him/her nothing in your will? Perhaps you’re estranged and there’s been no…

How To Set Up a GoFundMe Campaign
Family Finances

How To Set Up a GoFundMe Campaign

Joe Cox, PhD | August 18, 2024

It has become a familiar sight online. Someone posts a campaign on a crowdfunding website such as GoFundMe.com asking for…

Coping With the Loss of a Pet
Pets

Coping With the Loss of a Pet

Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio, LMFT | August 16, 2024

Cats’ and dogs’ lifespans are relatively short, so most pet owners face the prospect of losing their beloved animals at…

What to Consider Before Getting a Pet
Family

What to Consider Before Getting a Pet

Susan Kurowski | July 30, 2024

Pets offer unconditional love and companionship. They help lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels and heart rate…and encourage you to be…

Tackling Tough Conversations 
with Aging Parents
Family

Tackling Tough Conversations 
with Aging Parents

Virginia Morris | July 1, 2024

It’s not easy to broach certain topics with your elderly parents, especially when your goal is to persuade them to…

Taking Care of Your Pet 
After You Are Gone
Family

Taking Care of Your Pet 
After You Are Gone

Peggy Hoyt, JD | July 1, 2024

When real estate mogul Leona Helmsley died, she earmarked $12 million for the care of her white Maltese lapdog, Trouble.…

Don’t Overlook This Important Estate-Planning Document
Legal

Don’t Overlook This Important Estate-Planning Document

Martin Shenkman, CPA, JD | July 1, 2024

Even people who pay attorneys to draft their estate-plan documents often forget to include letters of instruction. These informal documents…

Gout
…and Its Link to 
Inflammation
Family

Gout
…and Its Link to 
Inflammation

Puja Khanna, MD, MPH | July 1, 2024

For years, gout was considered a rich man’s illness, the result of overindulging in rich foods. But this painful form…

Military Honors
Family

Military Honors

Kelli McCourt | May 2, 2024

My father recently passed away after a brief illness. He was 87 and lived a wonderful life…and my mother, sister…

Protect Your Best Friend
Pets

Protect Your Best Friend

Kelli McCourt | April 2, 2024

We came close to losing a beloved member of our family recently. My stepdaughter’s indoor cat, Healey, made a run…

Effective Ways to Handle Conflict
Family

Effective Ways to Handle Conflict

Mark Goulston, MD | March 5, 2024

Do you run in the other direction when you see a certain neighbor approaching you on the street? Are you…

Spend Less on Your Pets…and Still Keep Them Happy and Healthy
Pets

Spend Less on Your Pets…and Still Keep Them Happy and Healthy

Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ | February 9, 2024

You can give your beloved pets everything they need without going overboard. Here’s how… Health care. Most veterinarians are trained…