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You watch your mother struggle to get out of a chair. Your father forgets the same story he told you yesterday. The doctor uses phrases like “declining mobility” and “progressive cognitive changes.” And somewhere in your gut, you know the…

The question hits you at 2 a.m. when you can’t sleep. Your mother’s mobility is declining. The doctor mentioned that nursing home care might become necessary within a year or two. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you…

You probably remember the year you created your estate plan. Maybe it was 2010, after your second child was born. Or 2012, when you bought the house. The signing ceremony felt significant.  You gathered documents, met with an attorney, signed…

Remember that old photo album tucked away in the closet? The one where your kids still have missing teeth and questionable haircuts? You probably laugh when you stumble across those pictures, marveling at how much has changed.  Your children have…

For families in St. Charles and St. Louis County, the transition to an “empty nest” is often marked by a sense of relief and the excitement of a new chapter. However, there is an invisible threat that industry experts rarely…

For families in St. Charles and St. Louis County, the transition to an “empty nest” is often marked by a sense of relief and the excitement of a new chapter. However, there is an invisible threat that industry experts rarely…

For many Missouri families, the ultimate goal of estate planning is to leave a “blessing, not a burden.” You’ve spent decades building your legacy in St. Charles or St. Louis County, and you likely assume that the revocable trust you…

One of the most dangerous and seldom-discussed phenomena in estate planning is the “Out-of-Bucket Experience.”  You may have a perfectly drafted document, but if you have refinanced your Wentzville home, opened a new high-yield savings account, or shifted an investment…

If you are reading this from a plastic chair in a hospital waiting room in Wentzville or a quiet hallway in a St. Peters care facility, you are likely feeling “The Squeeze.”  This is the suffocating pressure of a 24-hour…

The transition into 2026 marks a historic and somewhat jarring shift for families in St. Peters and Wentzville navigating the “sandwich generation” crunch. While most conventional advice focuses on the standard five-year look-back, few experts are discussing the “Telehealth Cliff”…