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Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by David A. Smith, author and longtime senior living expert who co-founded Gatesworth Communities in St. Louis.

Mr. Smith discusses the financial benefits of living in a senior community, how to use equity from your home to generate income, empowering seniors, senior loneliness, trends in leasing, feedback he’s gotten regarding his book, his upcoming film project, and more.

If you have any questions about estate planning or elder law, get in touch with an attorney at TuckerAllen.

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Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by TuckerAllen estate planning attorney Nina Windsor to continue their conversation about common mistakes people make regarding estate planning.

Some of the mistakes they review include failing to communicate a complicated family situation with your estate planning attorney, adding children as joint owners instead of beneficiaries or through an estate planning document, drafting a will under the misconception that it will avoid probate, naming just one successor Trustee or Agent for Power of Attorney and Healthcare, picking a guardian based on the guardian’s financial position without practical considerations, avoiding your preferences on organ donation or designating burial or cremation because you don’t want to think about it, verbally communicating something to your family that is different from what is in your estate plan, using an online legal service rather than an estate planning attorney, and more.

If you have any questions about estate planning or elder law, get in touch with an attorney at TuckerAllen.

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Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by David A. Smith, author of “It’s About Time!” and longtime senior living expert who co-founded and manages the Gatesworth Communities in St. Louis.

Mr. Smith discusses what motivated him to transition from attorney to the senior living industry, his biggest challenges when making the career transition, the latest trends in leasing, top reasons seniors resist leaving their home, advice for seniors fearful about moving to a retirement community, most common fears of seniors who are widowed, the role a senior’s family plays in the process, feedback he’s gotten from seniors who made the transition, average cost of living in a retirement community, and more.

If you have any questions about estate planning or elder law, get in touch with an attorney at TuckerAllen.

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Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by George Jerjian, a mindset mentor, author, and speaker to discuss the importance of heading into your retirement years with a positive mindset and outlook.

Mr. Jerjian discusses how he was given six months to live at age 52 and how that was a turning point in his life, his PSYCH-K method, myths about retirement, the difference a spirit of gratitude can make in one’s life, most common fears about growing old, advice for seniors with a negative life outlook, and more.

If you have any questions about estate planning or elder law, get in touch with an attorney at TuckerAllen.

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Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders discuss the importance of having a disaster recovery plan in place in the event of a sudden emergency.

Many people do a great job of planning for a gradual loss of health, but often overlooked is having a plan for an unexpected catastrophic event that leaves you incapacitated such as a heart attack or car accident. Mr. Cordell and Ms. Enders review key concerns such as what is needed to grant legal authority to whoever you want making important decisions swiftly and honestly; how to grant access to critical online information such as website passwords; how to handle potential banking and brokerage issues; making sure debts and recurring expenses are paid appropriately; important information to organize regarding other significant assets such as real estate, savings accounts, annuities and cash value life insurance; and more.

If you have any questions about estate planning or elder law, get in touch with an attorney at TuckerAllen.