Two out of three people under 40 in the year 2003 will have to assist with or maintain an elderly parent's lifestyle at some point in his or her life. As many people caught in the sandwich generation between needy children and parents will attest, the old model of counting on your parents to have pensions or Social Security doesn't work anymore. People have to take a more aggressive role in the financial life of their mothers and fathers. This book shows you how.