Got aging parents at home?

Financial

Money, numbers, bills, bills, cost of living, new expenses, debt, savings.
Financial questions for caregivers and seniors can be quite simple yet seem endless.
Do you know how much money is available to provide care, if needed? Do you know how much homecare services cost? Do you know how much long term care costs?
What about end of life expenses, we don’t even want to think about that but we should. Who will handle these? Is there money for these? If not, who will pay?
Then there are senior scams all over the place. Seems like some solid financial advice is needed!

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A new entrant to the equity release market is promising to help older borrowers by simplifying the process of accessing money tied up in their home.             Premier Equity Release offers a specialist whole-of-market service to customers through its website and...
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