by Christine | Jul 10, 2013 | Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
A number of services can help with digital estate planning by designating password recipients or deleting accounts or files when you die. But communication and privacy laws have yet to catch up with technology. Planning for digital assets is becoming more and more...
by Christine | Jul 9, 2013 | Estate Law, Estate Planning, Trusts |
When Juliann Reynolds' husband died of cancer in 1992, she had to decide how to plan her own estate … Reynolds is one of a growing number of parents who are requiring their heirs to wait until they are older before they can collect their inheritances. When...
by Christine | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized |
There is a lot of research to inform us that as an aging parent develops dementia, their financial decision-making capacity erodes early on. At the same time, a parent can be quite appropriate socially and appear “fine”. A case at AgingParents.com involved a...
by Christine | Jul 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Despite slow economic growth of 1.8% and a high unemployment rate of 9%, there were signs of optimism in the economy that helped to boost donations. Amazingly, despite tough economic times in 2012, Americans actually increased their charitable giving. Since charity is...
by Christine | Jul 4, 2013 | Estate Planning, Family Planning, Succession Planning |
If you run a family business, you probably already know research indicates family-owned businesses tend to have better long-term financial performance than their counterparts that aren’t run by blood relations. And you’re probably well aware infighting among family...