Monthly Archives: September 2017

At this time of year, there are millions of students attending college across the country. Some still live at home while many are living on or off a far-away campus. But just because they are your kids (or Grandchildren) doesn’t mean you (the parents) have any legal rights after they turn age 18. Now I’m not a lawyer (nor do I play one on TV), but estate planning attorney Jane Wolk said in a recent article in Investment News magazine, that once a child is 18, he “is legally a … Continue reading

As you have most likely heard by now, on September 7th Equifax – one of the ‘Big Three’ credit bureaus in the United States – admitted that its own lax security practices had allowed hackers to steal the personal identities of 143 million US citizens.   From mid-May through July, hackers exploited a US website application vulnerability to steal people’s names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and, in some cases, driver’s licenses numbers.   They also stole credit card numbers for … Continue reading