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Refinancing a Real Estate Mortgage? Watch Out! - September 2018 NewsletterTwo of the main reasons you set up your Living Trust (or probably should) are to avoid a court procedure called Conservatorship when you're incapacitated and another called Probate when you pass away. Both threaten unwanted interference into your and your loved ones' personal matters, as well as lots of red tape, delays, expenses and the exposure of your private business to unscrupulous third parties.
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If You Haven't Received Your New Medicare Card Yet, You Better Read This... - August 2018 NewsletterIn previous articles, I addressed how seniors are needlessly exposed to financial scams because their Social Security number is on their Medicare Card and how the Social Security Administration is working to avoid this by issuing new cards containing random identification numbers. I thought the problem was about taken care of, but now the saga continues... with yet a new debacle I call "Medicare Card Limbo"! (To see the previous articles, click the following links 1st Medicare Card article and 2nd Medicare Card article)
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The Top 10 Scams Targeting Seniors - July 2018 NewsletterThe U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging has issued a new report, Fighting Fraud: Senate Aging Committee Identifies Top 10 Scams Targeting our Nation's Seniors. The report is based on the complaints received by the committee's national fraud hotline, 855-303-9470.
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Happy (Grand)Father's Day! - June 2018 NewsletterIn June of each year, we celebrate Father's Day, a wonderful, befitting thank you to our fathers. But rarely do we think back about and celebrate our grandfathers or great-grandfathers - - our more ancient predecessors without whom we would not be here today.
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Check Out Our New Website and Win a $5 Starbuck's Card! - May 2018 NewsletterOur law firm's website (www.kaveshlaw.com) has undergone some major renovations, after taking into consideration the feedback from many of our clients.
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Should You Worry About Estate Taxes Any More? - April 2018 NewsletterMost people believe that estate taxes are now gone and there's simply no need to do any special planning beyond the Living Trust. Wrong!
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My Super Odyssey - March 2018 NewsletterPhil takes us on a journey from his childhood to experiencing the 2018 Super Bowl!
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Medicare's Part B Premium Will Be Unchanged in 2018, But Many Will Pay More. Got That? by Ken Coughlin - February 2018 NewsletterThe announcement of the 2018 Medicare premium is good news for some beneficiaries and bad news for many others.
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How Will the New Tax Reform Impact You? - January 2018 NewsletterYou've probably heard about the massive new Tax Reform Bill, but how do you make sense out of its 429 pages of legal mumbo jumbo? And can you trust what the media is saying about it? If you already pay more than $20,000 a year in both federal and state income taxes, you need to know the following...
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Our Family Holiday Traditions by The Staff of Kavesh, Minor & Otis - December 2017 NewsletterAt this wonderful time of the year, we of course wish you and your family the happiest of holidays -- and also thought it would be nice to share how some of our own families celebrate these special days. (Maybe you'll even get some good ideas!)
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Have You Named The Wrong Successor Trustee? - August 2017 NewsletterMost estate plans properly focus on distributing your hard earned assets to the right people and at the right time, while minimizing court interference and taxes. However, not enough estate plans thoroughly consider the choice of successor Trustee, who will act someday when you can't.
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ADD MORE PROTECTION TO YOUR LIVING TRUST PLAN - July 2017 NewsletterIf we created your Living Trust plan after September 2002, or you updated it with us since then, you likely have a very special protective feature for your loved ones known as the "Personal Asset Trust SM" (or "PAT").