After nearly a 50-year insurance career, I have decided to close my Paoli office and establish an office at home. For the time being I will be available to you at ed@aublefinancial.com as well as edauble@aol.com and via cell phone: 610-613-4188. Following 9 years active duty in the Navy (Cuban Blockade; Naples, Italy; flying missions […]
Continue readingHow End-of-Life Documents Are Like a Love Letter
I have a mission: to create a truly comprehensive end-of-life checklist. Over the years I often have discussed end-of-life planning with my clients. Their prior planning (if any) has been universally spotty. Why? In many cases, there is an aversion to facing the inevitability of death. Most generally understand that they should prepare a will, but beyond this […]
Continue readingEnd-of-Life Planning- it’s more than just wills & estates.
Are you on social media? Most of us are, on one platform or another. If anything happens to you, what happens to your account? How about your gym membership? What are your passwords for all the various accounts your loved ones will need to access when you die? Is your cell phone password protected? No […]
Continue readingIt’s Never too Early for Planning for Later
Alan Lakein said: “Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Nowhere is this more important than with End-of-Life Planning. Did you know that patients who have planned in advance for the end of their lives spend less time in the hospital, receive fewer intensive treatments, […]
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When did you first purchase your life, disability, and/or long term care coverages? Often, people purchase their policies, then stow them away and not look at them until they need them (which is often too late). Life situations may have changed (and often do) since you originally purchased. It’s the ideal time to take a […]
Continue readingLife Insurance for Children ~ A Personal Story
Not many people know this; my brother was born when I was six and he died two weeks later. Shortly thereafter, my father bought life insurance policies on my sister and me. Regardless of the reason for his purchase, there are other reasons to provide life insurance on a child as young as age one. […]
Continue readingHow to Maximize your Charitable Giving
Say you invested $1000 in a stock that has grown to $50,ooo. You want to share this with both a charity and your children in the most advantageous way possible. Can it be done? Yes, by purchasing a life insurance policy in the amount equal to the value of the stock. This will help ensure that your […]
Continue readingWill health insurance or Medicare would pay for extended long-term care services in the event that you needed them in the future?
The quick answer is NO. November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month. If you develop a chronic illness or become disabled and can no longer care for yourself for an extended period of time, you’ll need long-term care services. And they aren’t cheap. The median cost for a home-health aide for an eight-hour day is more […]
Continue readingEvent! HISTORY ON TAP – PAOLI’S CORSICAN CONNECTION
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 6:30pm to 8:30pm One thing leads to another. The 18th-century history of Corsica includes patriot Pasquale di Paoli. His stay in Naples, Italy led to the Corsican constitution. That led to the U.S. Constitution and the reason Paoli, PA is connected to Corsica. Find out how and why this happened from Ed Auble, a […]
Continue reading6 Avoidable Common Mistakes with End-of-Life Planning
Did you know that people who plan in advance for the end-of life often: Spend LESS time in hospitals Receive FEWER intensive treatments Have greater QUALITY of life in their final days Not only this, their surviving relatives experience less stress, anxiety and depression during their loved one’s final days. If this is the case, […]
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