Aging in Place: What Families Should Plan for Before a Crisis
Build an aging-in-place plan for home safety, transportation, maintenance, care, social connection, emergencies and the triggers that require a change.
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How to Prepare for a Parent Who Has No Retirement Savings
If a parent has little or no retirement savings, start with income, housing, healthcare and benefits, then define family help that protects both generations.
Should Aging Parents Move In With You? The Financial Questions to Ask
Before an aging parent moves in, compare the complete cost, renovations, care workload, privacy, taxes, benefits, ownership questions and exit plan.
How to Organize a Parent’s Accounts, Insurance and Important Documents
Create a secure, practical system for a parent’s accounts, insurance, legal papers, healthcare records and digital access, without confusing organization with legal authority.
What Happens to Your Benefits When You Take Family Leave?
Before taking family leave, learn what may happen to your paycheck, health coverage, retirement contributions, vesting, other insurance and return-to-work rights.
How to Protect Your Career While Caring for a Parent
Caring for a parent can disrupt work long before you need formal leave. Build a practical plan for schedule changes, manager communication, backup care, career visibility and protecting…
Should You Help Your Adult Children if It Delays Your Retirement?
Helping an adult child can be generous and worthwhile, but it should not quietly erase your retirement plan. Use this framework to set an amount, purpose, end date…
What to Discuss With Your Parents Before a Financial Emergency
Talk with your parents before a crisis about income, bills, insurance, legal authority, healthcare wishes, housing and emergency contacts. Use this guide to start respectfully and create a…
How Caring for an Aging Parent Can Affect Your Retirement
Caring for an aging parent while planning your retirement rarely begins with a formal decision. It may start with a ride to an appointment, help with a bill…
Your Healthy Working Years Checkup: 10 Steps to Protect Your Health, Income and Retirement
Use this one-hour annual checkup to review work capacity, workplace benefits, health coverage, emergency savings, retirement progress and the plan your household would follow if health interrupted work.