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Shout Out!

Thank you Eileen for the Shout Out in the March 4 newsletter!  http://www.bothellchamber.com/

Aging Affects Financial Decision Making

There is a strange phenomenon recently reported about how aging affects financial decision making process. Interestingly, as would be expected, as people age their financial literacy declines. However, older people’s self-confidence, and in particular their confidence in managing their finances, does not decline nearly as fast. So they may be making financial decisions without assistanceContinue Reading

Difficulty Accessing Online Accounts

Google lets its users assign their online accounts to a beneficiary in the event of their death. The company will contact the beneficiary if the account is unused for a certain period of time. Twitter permits an executor or a verified family member to deactivate a decedent’s account as long as a death certificate andContinue Reading

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

From our families to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

No Bankruptcy Protection for Inherited IRAs

Back in January I wrote a post about a case going before the Supreme Court about whether an inherited IRA would be protected in bankruptcy.  Well, it’s June and that means the Court is churning out its end-of-term decisions, including the inherited IRA case In Re Clark.  In short, inherited IRAs do not receive protectionContinue Reading