Why Death Doesn’t Take a Holiday Break
Each winter, a strange phenomenon repeats itself as people gather to celebrate the holiday season: Deaths spike.
The surge was particularly extreme in early 2015, when nearly a third more senior citizens died than normal in the first two weeks of the New Year.
Researchers have known for some time that more people die in winter. But even when they adjust for the expected increase, an...
What could happen if you write your own living trust
Readers often ask me about do-it-yourself estate planning. Lawyers want to know how to discourage clients from using books or software and websites that spew out documents for free or for a fraction of what they charge. Meantime, consumers ask, “What’s wrong with that?”
The trouble with do-it-yourself planning is that even if your situation seems simple, there are many oddball things a layman...