When an aging parent or other loved one needs full-time care, many of us feel duty-bound to become a family caregiver. This can be especially true for adult children of ailing parents – after all, our parents took care of our every need for years. Don’t we owe them the same thing? Choosing whether or […]
Whether or not you keep your New Year’s resolutions past January this year, there’s something to be said for taking the time to reflect, regroup, and make some plans to move yourself forward in the new year. In addition to the usual worthy resolutions having to do with eating better, exercising more, and spending more […]
This post is part of our series for advisors to pass to their clients. Knowing more about your clients’ needs will help you to better serve them. Aging doesn’t have to be scary, and we here at Ashar want to help you provide the resources that policy sellers need to flourish in this chapter of […]
This post is part of our series for advisors to pass to their clients. Knowing more about your clients’ needs will help you to better serve them. Aging doesn’t have to be scary, and we here at Ashar want to help you provide the resources that policy sellers need to flourish in this chapter of […]
Do you have a financial advisor, insurance professional, accountant, or other finance guru somewhere among your friends and family? If so - or if you are one yourself - you know it can be hard to find a gift that plays into their love of numbers, math, or economics without being just plain old boring. […]
Whether our caregivers are professionals, like nurses or home health aides, or family members, like spouses or adult children, their jobs can often be difficult, even thankless. Professional caregivers have to develop that special balance of warmth, compassion, and practicality that allows them to do their jobs well, while still maintaining their own separate home […]
Depending on your level of creativity and how much you like shopping, deciding on client gifts for the holidays can be either a welcome interruption of your everyday tasks, or a dreaded assignment that you feverishly pass off on your partner or administrative assistant. And while passing it off is, of course, a perfectly fine […]
Teachers, government workers, healthcare professionals—for people in these professions, continuing education is part of the job. While continuing ed (CE) has always been important in order to keep skills and knowledge fresh, you could say that today it’s even more vital. After all, the rate at which we’re coming up with new approaches and best […]
As a senior, you’ve been working with your finances for decades. Managing your budget, saving for retirement, putting your kids through college—you planned and saved for years, and now you’re reaping the rewards of that financial responsibility. However, becoming a senior and going from the working world to that of retirement doesn’t mean you can […]
If you have a client who’s considering a life settlement, chances are you have some research you’re doing. It’s not always clear whether a life settlement is in the best interest of your client, or even whether a life insurance policy will qualify for this kind of financial solution. That’s why we at the Ashar […]
