Hide My Assets From Medicare
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How to Protect Your Assets from Medicare
Summary
Seniors often express concern over Medicare’s nursing home qualifications, fearing they must spend down their assets without a cap on what they can keep. This financial drain is particularly worrying for healthy spouses, leaving many anxious and depressed. Members of the World War II generation, shaped by the 1929 market crash, often prefer not to use credit and prize financial independence. Their well-being depends on knowing they can use their resources as needed, whether for necessities or to share with loved ones.
Protecting Assets from Medicare
When seniors ask how to protect their assets from Medicare, it’s important to note that planning should ideally start at least five years prior. Otherwise, attempts to transfer assets may be considered fraudulent. For instance, adding a child to a house deed without proper compensation could be seen as an attempt to deceive creditors and could have tax implications.
Common Mistakes
1. Joint Accounts: Placing a child as a co-owner on financial accounts may seem convenient, but it poses risks if the child faces legal issues like divorce or lawsuits.
2. Transferring Property: Giving a house to children outright can have similar risks, exposing the property to the children's personal liabilities.
3. Keeping Cash: Storing cash at home might seem safe, but it can lead to loss of interest and risks with inflation. It’s also risky if no one knows where it’s hidden.
Using Trusts
Trusts offer a safer, legal way to protect assets. An Irrevocable Trust is especially effective, as it transfers asset ownership to an independent trustee. This arrangement ensures assets are managed for beneficiaries without being counted as personal property. This concept isn’t new; it dates back to medieval times when landowners entrusted their estates to monks.
By using trusts, individuals can secure their assets from legal claims and potentially minimize taxes. Trusts are widely accepted by the legal system as a legitimate method of asset protection.
By planning ahead and using appropriate legal tools, seniors can protect their assets while maintaining their dignity and independence.
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