The possibility of dementia or other forms of diminished capacity among older clients begs the need for technical estate planning and thoughtful coordination with their families. That was the key ...

Lawyers may throw around the term “diminished capacity” in dealing with elders because they have to be aware of elders signing things they may not understand. Lawyers are supposed to protect against ...

The aging of the U.S. population presents both challenges and opportunities for the financial services industry. Adults over the age of 50 control more than 80% of U.S. assets. Meanwhile, nearly a ...

As you approach retirement - as if you don’t already have enough to worry about - a concern should be diminished capacity. Common sense, and a lot of statistics, tell us that as you age, the chance of ...

Aging can change many things in a person's life, including the ability to manage one's own money. That sobering reality is behind a recent resource, Planning for Diminished Capacity and Illness, ...

Perhaps the most difficult conversation a financial adviser is likely to have with a client won’t involve asset allocations or retirement planning. It will center on the client’s mental capacity. The ...

The court’s clinical psychologist found a man accused of fatally shooting two men didn’t have a diminished mental capacity at the time of the incident, according to the man’s lawyer. Attorney David ...

I thought today would be the perfect summer day to feature this wonderful indie film from Sundance. Diminished Capacity stars Matthew Broderick as a journalist suffering from memory loss who returns ...