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.

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Estate Management 101

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.

Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan – Yes, Even You

Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan – Yes, Even You

No matter where you are in your life – just starting out, a couple years into your career or planning for retirement – you can and should have an estate plan.

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

Succeeding at Business Succession

There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

Keeping Your Legacy Secure

Simple strategies to protect your assets from creditors and lawsuits

Trends in Charitable Giving

Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.

Planning To Be Alone

4 tips on how to financially prepare for widowhood

The Basic Elements of Estate Planning

While estate planning may seem to be primarily the purview of the ultra-wealthy, the truth is that it’s a multifaceted process that can provide benefits to people in many different economic situations.

A Brief History of Estate Taxes

Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.

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Perspectives on Estate Planning

Estate Planning is not just for the extremely wealthy

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

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.

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

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