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There's hardly a more difficult situation than juggling family responsibilities on two fronts – with duty to your own children and also to an aging parent. This is called "the sandwich generation", and it's a critical time to take care of your own life needs to be strongly positioned for others...


Consolidate assets
There are many practical was to streamline management of multiple sets of finances. One may be as simple as moving your parents' financial holdings to one place, especially if you are responsible for paying reoccurring bills or supervising a living trust. Extraco can help! We have all the resources you need in one location.

Right-size your home
Many from the sandwich generation are selling their parents' home and inviting mom or dad to live with them. Renovating or adding an extra room may be more affordable than you think.

Get an insurance checkup
With both kids and parents heavily relying on you, be sure you have your own personal protection back-up plans.

Stay focused on your child's education needs
Continue or renew your commitment to saving for higher education so your children's college plans won't be put on hold.

Prepare for retirement
It's important for you to continue your own retirement plans! Careful preparation can eliminate the worry of passing on a financial burden to your own children. Now's the time for a free financial check-up.

Contingency plans
As difficult or awkward as it may seem, this is a critical time to learn as much as you can about family wishes and preferences and plans that are already in place. Though Extraco cannot offer counseling or legal advice, we want to be of service to you wherever we can and would be remiss in not mentioning these critical points. We encourage you to explore the following areas and we're here to listen and help you to the best of our abilities.

  • Verify the existence of, update, or establish wills, guardianship for any minors, and powers of attorney for both your parents and yourselves (Consult a legal advisor.)
  • Keep good financial and tax records for your own and your parents' holdings and ensure executors and heirs know where to find them (Consult a tax advisor.)
  • Be aware of or establish pre-paid burial plans
  • Maintain an up-to-date and readily-accessible list of all insurance policies, investments, bank relationships, etc. for your own estate and also that of your parents