Good Intentions are Not Enough
The real life experience of Jennifer Dow and the answers she sought about her future after the untimely death of her husband. William had done all their planning for the future, and she was caught unprepared for taking over the decision making.

The Seven Steps to Torpedo Your Estate and Tear Apart Your Family
If you currently have a trust, or are thinking of setting one up, this checklist from my book, The 7 Biggest Mistakes Trustees Make and How to Avoid Them,will show you what the most common and serious mistakes are and how to avoid them.

The Fiduciary View — Choices and Consequences
Being trustee of someone else’s trust, especially a family member’s trust, is a big job.

Nutritional Cleansing
A missing link in the wellness puzzle.

Checklist for Selecting an Assisted Living Facility
Things to consider before making a big choice.

Charity Spotlight: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Supports healing through hospital programs and outreach activities.

The Journey for the Later Years II
This is Part II of a series that informs about the realities of living old in this country - a country where families may be spread out over thousands of miles, where healthcare might be administered in one’s own home or elsewhere by strangers, where costs of healthcare and home aides keep rising at an alarming rate.

How Much Damage Can an Incompentent Trustee Do
“If you mentioned ‘liquid assets’ to Betty, she would probably think you wanted something from her wine cabinet.”
That is how Alan describes the former trustee of his grandfather’s estate. “We all knew Aunt Betty was a dingbat, but we never expected this kind of financial disaster.”

Why Won’t Your Trust Protect ‘You’
13 Mistakes to Look For in Your Living Trust.

The 85/15 Rule for Healthy Eating
Follow a common sense eating plan 85% of the time.

In Pets They Trust
Estate Planning includes provisions for Pet Care.

Charity Spotlight: Rady's Children's Hospital of San Diego
Rated 4 stars for its efficiency in fund-raising.

The Journey for the Later Years
This is Part I of a series that informs about the realities of living old in this country—a country where families may be spread out over thousands of miles, where healthcare might be administered in one’s own home or elsewhere by strangers, where the costs of healthcare and home aides keep going up. Who will take care of us? What should we do to prepare? What are the legal and insurance implications of getting older? How will we take care of our parents? What if your father refuses to go into a nursing home? What are his rights? Your rights?

When a Kind Act Turned Into a Can of Worms
“Vera told me she had no children,” Betty reminisces as she recounts her 10-year friendship with her dear 101-year-old neighbor.

Families Rethink Their Estate Plans
Estate Tax creating headaches for wealthy families and their advisers

6 Ways You Can Reverse the Aging Process
Your health span will soar and you’ll look and feel younger

Gates Foundation and Envision Schools
Educating First-Generation College Bound Students

The Ten Best Hawaii Beaches
To help you plan your next Hawaiian vacation a bit, here is a list of ten of the best Hawaii beaches