Expert Articles

Our expert authors are local Twin Cities professionals who have dedicated their careers and businesses to offering services to seniors have volunteered their time and knowledge to offer you tips on navigating the tricky field of senior housing and senior services.



Reduce Tax Time Stress

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Every year, most of us find tax time stressful. One thing you can do to reduce some of the anxiety is to keep your tax-related information organized throughout the year. Then, when it’s time to gather your records to take them to your tax preparer or to sit down and prepare your return yourself, everything… Read More

What is a Daily Money Manager?

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A Daily Money Manager (DMM) is a professional who provides a wide range of personal business assistance to individuals who want help managing their day-to-day monetary affairs. Some tasks usually performed by a DMM include organizing and tracking financial and medical insurance papers, paying the bills and maintaining bank accounts. A Daily Money Manager will… Read More

A Life Quiz – Do you know the answers?

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You may be surprised at the correct answers to these questions! If you would like to discuss any of these questions or their answers, please contact attorney Craig P. Goldman at the Messerli & Kramer law firm, at (612) 672-3640. 1. If I were to become incapacitated, is there someone authorized to make medical decisions… Read More

10 Reasons to Plan Your Estate

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1. Provide for your immediate family. Don’t just think of money (perhaps through life insurance or other means) – you need to nominate the guardians for your minor children in case both parents die when the children are young. 2. Provide for disabled children, adult dependent children, elderly parents, or other relatives. You can establish… Read More

Why Can’t I Do a Living Will Anymore? What’s a Health Care Directive?

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For many years, Living Wills were an excellent means by which a person could designate someone to make end-of-life decisions for them if they were unable to make those decisions themselves. Living Wills gained tremendous popularity several years ago, in response to a number of highly-publicized cases involving people who were in a “persistent vegetative… Read More

Protecting Your House from Estate Recovery

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Many people don’t know that after a Medical Assistance recipient dies, the State may attempt to recoup from the decedent’s estate whatever benefits it paid for that individual’s care. Moreover, the State will almost certainly make another claim for those benefits upon the death of the surviving spouse, regardless of whether or not that surviving… Read More