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Estate Planning

Got a Problem With Your Broker?

by mapgirl on May 15, 2007

I went to a reunion this weekend and one of my old classmates is a financial advisor. We got to talking and I admit, I was feeling the waters a bit for a consultation. I also was complaining that my parents’ broker has wandered around to about 3 firms in the past 15 years, which [...]

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Tough Conversation With My Mom

by mapgirl on February 26, 2007

This weekend I was describing autism to my mother and my weirdly autistic tendencies. (I tend to listen to one CD in my car over and over again every day, even though I have an in-dash 6 fully loaded up with 5 other options. I also like to repeat the same song over and over [...]

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Plan Your Estate Carefully

by mapgirl on January 27, 2007

Generally I avoid posting on weekends, but I wasn’t sure how long this WaPo article was going to last.
Jack Kent Cooke’s daughter is suing her trust fund.
Jack Kent Cooke, for those who don’t know, was the late, some would say great, owner of the Washington Redskins. (Whom I only ever cheer for when they play [...]

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This story makes me want to cry.
Brooke Astor or not. No elderly person deserves to be treated this way. Maybe it’s the conservative old-school Asian in me, but I am horrified that Anthony Marshall does not respect his elders. I am completely disgusted by his treatment of his mother.
This just goes to show you that [...]

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Small Hiatus

by mapgirl on April 4, 2006

Hello loyal readers! I need to go on a small hiatus due to an emergency. Let me just leave you here with a few thoughts on my mind, which I reserve the right to expand upon later.
1) Long-Term Care: If you haven’t discussed it with your folks or your spouse, please do so.
2) Life Insurance: [...]

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