Retirement Funding and the Curious Evolution of Individual Retirement Accounts
By Richard L. Kaplan About the Article When individual retirement accounts (IRAs) were originally created, their sole purpose was to set up personal
Medicaid and the Middle Class: Should the Government Pay for Everyone’s Long-Term Health Care?
By Jeffery L. Soltermann About the Article In analyzing the practice of “Medicaid estate planning,” Mr. Soltermann finds much to criticize. He believes
Uncle Sam Killed Grandma: How the Estate Tax Can Help Alleviate Medicare Uncertainty by Alexander Karl
About the Article In the United States, Medicare is the single largest purchaser of medical services. This government program is primarily used by
Solving America’s Long-Term Care Financing Crisis: Financing Universal Long-Term Care Insurance with a Mandatory Federal Income Tax Surcharge that Increases with Age
ABOUT THE ARTICLE As America’s elderly population rapidly grows, the number of elders that will require Long-Term Care (“LTC”) will correspondingly increase. Many