Why do you need it? Because it’s the best way to protect your loved ones.
Life insurance is not exactly the most uplifting topic to discuss, but it is an important one. For this piece, I sat down with an expert in the matter: my husband, Dan Ekblad. Dan was a licensed insurance ...
An open-casket viewing, a religious service, and burial in a cemetery, all followed by ham sandwiches in a church basement. For decades, this was the formula for a Wisconsin funeral ...
common tax mistakes leaves $1 billion on the table each year
Each year, the IRS reports it has roughly $1 billion in unclaimed refunds just from people who didn’t file a return. That is an expensive mistake. Many people don’t realize that they may be able to claim refunds ...
Life insurance is not exactly the most uplifting topic to discuss, but it is an important one. For this piece, I sat down with an expert in the matter: my husband, Dan Ekblad. Dan has been a licensed insurance ...
An important aspect of end-of-life planning is end-of-life health care. Great advances in medical technology have made it possible to extend life, and at the same time, have created philosophical quandaries ...
People have come up with some creative answers to the question: “What do I want done with my remains after I die?” Some want their ashes blasted into space. Others want to be scattered to the wind ...
Years before Jay Lyons learned he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer, he made proactive decisions that helped guide his caretakers and family the last 18 months of his life ...
“Do you have a financial plan?” The question surprises some, frightens others, and creates a certain amount of apprehension in almost everyone who hears it ...
even a hospice nurse can learn more about advance directives
I was fortunate enough to have my parents visit from out of state over the holidays a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, my dad had a serious health event, ended up in the emergency room, and was hospitalized for four days ...
