News - Winter 2007

Karen Henderson in the media

More and more financial organizations see the value of educating their advisors about long term care planning, so these professionals can better serve an aging client base.

One of these forward-thinking organizations is Mackenzie Financial. As the result of working with Mackenzie at their regional conferences across Canada in 2006, Karen was interviewed for the cover story of the January issue of The Mackenzie Professional. The entire January issue can be read or downloaded here.

Alzheimer Disease: The writing is on the wall - and in the press.

On January 25, 2007 the Toronto Star published a special section on Alzheimer Disease. Because of her 14-year care journey with her father who suffered from both vascular dementia and Alzheimer Disease, the Star called Karen to interview her and to request a personal story for the issue.

If you miss the print issue, read the on-line content associated with the special section.

The January 2007 issue of The Insurance Journal also featured a brief article about the effects of Alzheimer Disease on a family's finances and the role and value of living benefits products.

Contact Karen to find out more about her expertise and how she can help educate you and your clients about both Alzheimer Disease and how Critical Illness (CI) and Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) can be considered as part of an integrated financial plan.

Women's retirement woes

According to experts, women are most vulnerable to retirement insecurity, particularly to financial catastrophe late in life. Reasons: Women live longer then men, and often spend years outside the workforce raising children and caring for parents. Consequently, a divorce and/or a spouse's death can have a more dramatic impact. Read More

Views

Ageism – discrimination or prejudice against people of particular ages, particularly in employment. As an "ism", ageism reflects a prejudice in society against older adults. Some believe it is the third great "ism" in our society, after racism and sexism. Ageism allows the younger generations to see older people as different from themselves; thus they subtly cease to identify with their elders as human beings. Whether you know or want to admit it, we live in an ageist society. Read More