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October 1, 2020

Estate Planning From Home: Video Conferencing is Easier Than You Think

In 1962, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (better known as Hanna-Barbera) premiered The Jetsons, a cartoon series about a family living their best lives 100 year in the future in the year 2062.

We’re still 42 years away from being contemporaries of the Jetsons, but many of the technologies the show predicted have already become a reality. George, Jane, Judy, and Elroy Jetson enjoyed many of the modern conveniences we now take for granted, from flat-screen TVs and tablet computers to robot vacuums and smart watches.

One of the technologies predicted by the show has taken center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic: video conferencing. While the first video conferencing phone was introduced by AT&T at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, the technology didn’t really become ubiquitous until the 2000s with the launch of internet-based video conferencing technologies like Skype.

July 16, 2020

8 Tips for the Dreaded Conversation: How to Stop Your Parent From Driving

by Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri LLC

More than 8,000 older adults (age 65+) were killed and more than 250,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2019.

This amounts to more than 20 older adults killed and almost 700 injured in crashes on average every day.

These harrowing statistics were published by The Centers for Disease Control.

Dreading the conversation? Not having it can have deadly consequences.

It’s one of the hardest conversations we have with aging parents who may be in denial about their poor eyesight, slower reflexes or diminished capacity. Continue reading

June 25, 2020

What You Should Know About Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

by Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri LLC

The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability programs are the largest of several Federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities. While these two programs are different in many ways, both are administered by the Social Security Administration and only individuals who have a disability and meet medical criteria may qualify for benefits under either program.

SSDI pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are “insured,” meaning Continue reading

April 1, 2020

Why Changing Beneficiaries is Important

by Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri LLC

Do you know right now, without looking, who your beneficiaries are in your Will, life insurance or 401K?

With good intentions and operating on the best information we have at the time, we make important estate planning decisions about who should receive our wealth when are no longer here.

Things can and will change in our lives, and when they do, make sure you adjust your estate plans and beneficiary designations accordingly. Continue reading

March 20, 2020

Love and Kindness in the Time of Coronavirus

by Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri LLC

We are living in some pretty surreal times right now. Things are changing so quickly that it’s almost impossible to keep up with the news. Our daily routines have been upended, and our daily conversations with friends and family are all focused on the same topic: the coronavirus.

Few among us have ever lived through a crisis so intense and so global in nature. It’s no wonder that our stress and anxiety levels are through the roof.

But humans are amazingly resilient and adaptable creatures. Even in the midst of all the uncertainty and chaos, people are finding beautiful ways to extend small kindnesses and create joy.