Articles & News from CharlesEdwards
Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care
August 21st, 2011
(Kaiser Health News) - When her 86-year-old mother, a retired nurse with Alzheimer's disease, started wandering away from her Tallahassee, Fl., home in 2007, LuMarie Polivka-West knew it was time to move her and her 94-year-old father into an assisted-living facility.
But because of the collapse in
the real estate market, she couldn't quickly sell her parents' house to pay for
a $3,200-per-month assisted-living apartment. So, for another year, while
waiting for the house to sell, Polivka-West and her two brothers each
contributed $600 a month to help their parents afford the assisted-living unit.
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/August/22/housing-crash-assisted-living.aspx
CharlesEdwards Releases The Seven Greatest Myths Surrounding Life Settlements
August 3rd, 2011
With the release of Myth #1, today, CharlesEdwards launched its new information series entitled "The Seven Greatest Myths Surrounding Life Settlements." The series is designed to support the firm's ongoing effort of educating estate attorneys, estate planners, financial planners, wealth managers, insurance producers, accountants, and other financial advisors on the availability and merits of selling a life insurance policy in the secondary market.
No Matter How Debt Debate Ends, Governors See More Cuts for States
July 15th, 2011
(New York Times) - The rancorous debate in Washington over whether to raise the federal debt ceiling is alarming many of the nation's governors from both parties, who fear that whatever the outcome, much-needed money will almost certainly be drained from their states.
If the federal debt limit
is not raised, several governors said as they gathered here on Friday for the
semiannual meeting of the National Governors Association, the ensuing default
will harm the economy, make it difficult for states to borrow money and delay
some of the vital federal payments that states count on for everything from
Medicaid to unemployment benefits.
Poll Says Life Settlements to Rebound in Q1 2011
October 28th, 2010
Life settlements are poised to rebound in the first quarter of 2011 according to industry experts who were recently polled by Charles M. Edwards Company. Some respondents cite increased competition for policies occurring now in the 4th quarter.
CharlesEdwards' New Foundation to Give Alzheimer's Patients Financial Support
October 4th, 2009
Selling their life insurance policy has always been an immediate cash source for helping Alzheimer's patients pay the cost of their memory care. Adding to their life insurance settlement proceeds, in the future, these same patients may also qualify for a grant from the Zakeya R. Deratany Foundation.
The Board of Directors of Charles M. Edwards Company, Inc., parent company of national life settlement broker-CharlesEdwards, announced plans to proceed with the creation of the Zakeya R. Deratany Foundation. The proposed tax-exempt foundation plans to provide grants to Alzheimer's patients in need of special in-home care or a memory care facility but lack financial means to fully pay for it.
Why Life Settlement? The Benefits of Choosing Life Settlement
September 30th, 2009
Results of a recent survey showed that 60-70% of seniors do own life insurance, but only 50% have some knowledge of life settlements. The Purpose of this Insurance Studies Institute document is to inform seniors about life settlements, the steps in a life settlement and what a consumer can expect.
Selling Your Life Insurance Policy? A Consumer's Guide to a Life Settlement
September 12th, 2009
Deciding to keep a life insurance policy, surrender it, let it lapse, or sell it as a life settlement, requires careful thought. The purpose of this Insurance Studies Institute document is to help you become more informed and to understand your choices.
CharlesEdwards' Sister Division Enables Insurance, Financial & Legal Professionals to Become Their Own Life Settlement Brokers
April 16th, 2009
Charles M. Edwards Company, Inc., launched a new division parallel to its national life settlement broker division, CharlesEdwards. The new division, Life Settlement Administrators (LSA), will enable all insurance, finance, and legal professionals to become their own life settlement brokers without the cost, time and aggravation of having to start up their own firm from scratch.
CharlesEdwards is Granted Registered Trademark Status
January 30th, 2009
CharlesSchwab & CharlesEdwards Reach Trademark Agreement
September 17th, 2008
Charles M. Edwards Company, Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. agreed on terms, today, paving the way for trademark registration of the mark, CharlesEdwards.
CharlesEdwards Adds Registered Trademark
July 8th, 2008
CharlesEdwards adds the trusted name in life settlements to its brand as a registered trademark. United States Patent and Trademark Office Awards Registration to Charles M. Edwards Company, Inc.
CharlesEdwards Corporate Parent Appoints WalMart Former COO to Advisory Board
September 18th, 2006
WalMart former COO, Jim Haworth, is appointed to the Charles M. Edwards Company, Inc. Advisory Board
CharlesEdwards' Parent Corporation Appoints U.S. Presidential Advisor to its Advisory Board
August 28th, 2006
CharlesEdwards announced today that Dr. John Rutledge, Chairman of Rutledge Capital and advisor to two U.S. Presidents, has joined the Company's Advisory Board.
