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.
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.
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Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
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Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families
This article will help your clients with blended families think and prepare their estate strategy.
Managing an Inheritance
A windfall from a loved one can be both rewarding and complicated.
Choosing a Business Structure
Entrepreneurs all face the same question, “Which business structure should I adopt?”
Are You Prepared for an Estate Tax Sunset?
The federal estate tax exemption sunsets in 2025. Learn more about what to do to make the most of the higher threshold.
A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes
An overview of some fundamental steps when a loved one passes.
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.
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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.
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
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.