This week Brent and Rachel chat with the incredible Carolyn McClanahan, M.D., CFP, about how to protect our loved ones and clients from Elder Abuse. We focus on the financial side of things. The conversation gets into discussing the issue, its prevalence, and practical ways it can be addressed.
Carolyn focuses on financial planning. She completed her undergraduate degree at Mississippi University for Women, medical school at the University of Mississippi, and residency in Family Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University. In 1998, she was recruited to teach on faculty at the University of Florida, Shands, Jacksonville.
Carolyn is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the Financial Planning Association, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. She volunteers as a physician with Volunteers in Medicine Jacksonville, providing health care for the working uninsured. Carolyn speaks nationally to financial planners and physicians on the interplay between health and financial issues. She serves on the CNBC Financial Advisor Council and has been quoted in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times. She has appeared on CNBC, Hardball, and NPR.
You can find Carolyn at http://www.lifeplanningpartners.com, her speaking website is http://www.carolynmcclanahan.com, and she is on Twitter @CarolynMcC.