by Christine | May 12, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Living Trust, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
"Everyone of majority age needs at the least a will, a health care directive and a named power of attorney," says Mike Sena, a certified financial planner with White Street Advisors, a money management firm. "The express purpose of estate planning is to...
by Christine | May 7, 2015 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Tax Planning, Wills |
Few people get excited about doing estate planning, even though they might recognize the importance of leaving a legacy for their children and grandchildren. If you want to be smart about making gifts to your loved ones, though, there are some things you should...
by Christine | May 6, 2015 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Retirement Planning |
We understand people are living longer and many live into their 90s. More than 25 per cent of seniors living at home receive help with day-to-day living activities. Ten per cent of seniors older than age of 80 live in a long-term care facility. Have you made prudent...
by Christine | May 5, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Guardianships, Probate, Wills |
Without a formal direction, your wishes must be interpreted and your estate must be settled by a probate court judge. The process is expensive and encourages disputes. But divvying up wealth is whole lot easier than handing your children off to the state to determine...
by Christine | May 4, 2015 | Asset Protection, Assets, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estates, Living Trust, Probate, Trustee, Wills |
If a Loved One or you have an estate plan, or even part of one, then some team members already are on board via the planning process and likely are actively serving or are nominated in the documents. They can have roles in the testamentary will, trusts, business...
by Christine | May 1, 2015 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estates, Financial Planning, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Living Trust, Trusts, Wills |
Small businesses, including self-employed taxpayers, have two choices after year end (2014) to establish and contribute to a retirement plan. Those two choices are the Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan and the individual retirement arrangement (IRA). A recent...
