Randy F. Boggio, Maser, Amundson, Boggio & Hendricks Shareholder, attended the 10th annual meeting of the Academy of Special Needs Planners, held in Tucson, Arizona, March 10 – 12. The 235-member Academy is the nation’s leading organization of special needs planning pro [...]
Kris Maser was recently featured in the Richfield Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight. “Our firm is interested in being a part of the community in which we work. The Chamber has helped all of us learn about Richfield and the vibrant people who live and work in this community [...]
Maser, Amundson, Boggio & Hendricks will be a part of the “In America” segments to air on PBS. The segment features Attorney Kris Maser explaining the field of elder law through discussions with clients and providers. Kris gives the viewer a general idea of how our firm [...]
Our firm specializes in Supplemental and Special Needs Trusts for disabled individuals. Shareholder Randy Boggio has been a pioneer in Minnesota in this area of law. When people hear about the practice of “elder law” they imagine we work only with geriatric individuals. Elde [...]
Because we are living longer than ever before, we are also seeing a swell in the number of people who are caregivers for their aging loved ones. There are around 15 million individuals in the United States who spend time providing unpaid care to someone with mild cognitive i [...]
If your loved one is having trouble managing her affairs because of a mental or physical disability, consider consulting an elder law attorney about establishing a guardianship, conservatorship, or both. An example of a prime candidate for a guardianship or conservatorship wo [...]
By Kris L. Maser Social Security offers annual inflation adjustments. Currently, the cost-of-living adjustment is 2.8%. So, as a follow up to the example on my previous blog, if your monthly benefit is $2,000:• In 10 years your monthly benefit will be $2 [...]
By Kris L. Maser We as voters, baby boomers, elders, and tax payers need to get a handle on not just what our benefits will be as we retire but also what effect the benefits are for the looming baby boomers going into retirement. When the social security system was originall [...]
By Kris L. Maser So what will it take to restore solvency to the Social Security system? The trust fund is still growing:• The trust fund balance on 12/31/2009 was $2,540 trillion.• The total income for the year 2010 was $781 billion.• The total expendit [...]
By Kris L. Maser What if you apply for early for Social Security benefits? If you were born between 1943 and 1954:• At age 62 your benefit will receive 75% of your total benefit plus the 2.8% annual cost of living adjustment.• At age 63 your benefit will be 80% of your total [...]
