Florida residents are probably aware of the challenges they face on the road when school starts. School zones force them to slow down. They see more children darting out onto the street, and they find themselves sharing the road with school buses. Safe driving is a...
Month: August 2018
Legacy planning can preserve wealth for the future
People in Florida thinking about the future may want to consider how they can improve their existing estate plan in order to protect generational wealth. There are a number of key documents that everyone should have in place, such as wills, health care proxies,...
Estate planning complicated by cryptocurrency, digital assets
The number of people in Florida who own digital assets is increasing rapidly, and so is the impact of such assets on estate planning. For people who own cryptocurrency or online contact lists, the question of whether and how to include these things in an estate plan...
Car crash risk goes up for teens once they are licensed
The National Institutes for Health reports that car crashes are the leading cause of death among 14- to 19-year-olds. Another study by the NIH, which was conducted with Virginia Tech University, should be of interest to teen drivers in Florida because it has found out...
How to account for the cost of Alzheimer’s
There are currently 5.7 million Americans who have Alzheimer's disease, and lifetime care costs for someone who has it are well over $300,000 on average. As an increasing portion of the population turns 65 or older, the number of people who experience this condition...
August 2 is the deadliest day for U.S. drivers
Florida drivers may be shocked to learn that the deadliest day for car crashes in the United States is August 2. According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 505 people died on U.S. roadways on that date between 2012 and 2016.Many people expect...