Estate
Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
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When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
White Elephant Inheritance
This article deals with how one might deal with a burdensome inheritance.
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
Passing Your Second Home to the Next Generation
Transitioning a family home to the next generation? These strategies can help preserve your legacy and avoid conflict.
A Brief Guide to Prenups
Society’s views on prenuptial agreements are evolving. Here’s how prenups can make your relationship stronger.
Helping Your Children Prepare for an Inheritance
Six strategies to facilitate an important – though potentially uncomfortable – conversation around inheriting wealth.
Four Reasons Millennials Need an Estate Strategy
Estate strategies for millennials may sound like less of a concern than retirement, but young adults should prepare now.
Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
A House Divided
If you’re thinking of buying a vacation home with family, here are some ground rules to consider before making it legal.
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When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
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