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September 22, 2026

Common Mistakes People Make When Naming Beneficiaries

Beneficiary designations may seem like a small part of your estate plan, but they could control who receives important assets after your death. Retirement accounts,...
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August 19, 2026

How One Couple Protected Nearly $3 Million From Long-Term Care Costs

Long-term care expenses are one of the most underestimated threats to retirement security. For Jim and Laura (names anonymized) —a retired couple with a net...
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August 19, 2026

How One Couple’s $1,000 Estate Plan Became a $20,000+ Lifetime Financial Strategy

Mark and Linda D. (names anonymized) didn't think they needed much. When they first came to us many years ago, they just wanted basic estate...
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August 19, 2026

Estate Tax vs. Income Tax on an Inheritance

When wealth passes at death, two separate federal taxes may apply: an estate tax assessed on large estates before assets reach heirs, and an income...
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July 30, 2026

Ohio Medicaid Spousal Protections: How to Keep the Spouse at Home Secure

When one spouse needs nursing home care, many couples fear the same thing: that the cost will leave the healthy spouse with nothing. That fear...
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July 30, 2026

The Medicaid Caregiver Child Exception

The Medicaid caregiver child exception is a provision in federal Medicaid law that allows a parent to transfer their primary residence to a qualifying adult...
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July 30, 2026

LTC4Me: How Insurance-Based Asset Protection Works in Ohio

Ohio’s Long-Term Care Partnership Program (LTC4Me) is a public-private initiative that links qualifying private LTC insurance policies to special Medicaid asset protection. For every dollar...
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July 30, 2026

Estate Planning for Blended Families

Blended families pose some specific challenges when it comes to estate planning. You can protect your spouse while also passing wealth to your children, but...
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June 25, 2026

Ohio Medicaid Asset Protection Strategies

Few things create more financial stress for Ohio families than the cost of long-term care. A single year in a nursing home can drain savings...
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June 25, 2026

Medicaid and Paying for Long-Term Care in Ohio

If you are planning for the years ahead, one question keeps many Central Ohio families awake at night: how will we pay for long-term care?...
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