Not such a "fool"

Reading past articles, we came across a very interesting article about elder abuse, "Protect Your Grandparents." However, we were (pleasantly) surprised, not necessarily at the topic of the article itself, but where the article was from—The Motley Fool.

For those who may not know of the Motley Fool (we highly recommend this site), it contains articles mainly about finances – transactions in the market, best stocks to choose, "The next big bargain", etc. To have an article like “Protect Your Grandparents” in Motley Fool is a reaffirmation of the trend sweeping every field -- directing their message(s) to the Boomers/Xers (ie. the caregivers of the elderly). We're sure many of you may have heard or read about the topic of the article -- elder abuse -- but many may not have paid any attention to it. Well, the Motley Fool is calling out to you, the caregivers of your senior parents/grandparents, to be more alert as to the dangers of elder abuse. The elderly are, by no means, naïve, helpless or fragile—however, they do need some support from their loved ones.

Another interesting article (again in the Motley Fool) is "Planning for the Unthinkable" which addresses items we have addressed on this blog before – power of attorney, health care options (ie. long term care), and estate planning. (Ie. make sure you have all of them!)