Podcast Episode 24: How to Manage Your Aging Parent’s Finances

by Financial Design Studio, Inc. / August 21, 2023

Finances and family can be complicated. What happens when you need to step in to manage your aging parent’s finances on top of yours? In this episode, we discuss how we help clients work through the emotions, paperwork, and estate planning.

Experienced Fiduciary Fee Only Financial Advisors and Planners in Deer Park
Trevore Meyer, CFP®; Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®

Behind the Designs Ep. 24 : How to Manage Your Aging Parent’s Finances

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Key Moments

3:37 Why is this issue becoming more common?

8:49 How do you address the internal conflict?

14:14 How do you navigate this issue with other family members?

21:51 How do we as financial advisors walk clients through this?

24:00 What does the inheritance process look like?

Links for How to Manage Your Aging Parent’s Finances

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Learn more about the process of Consolidating Retirement Accounts.

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Credits for Episode 24

Executive Producer : Anna Lewis

Host : Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®

Guests : Trevore Meyer, CFP®

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