by Christine | Feb 13, 2015 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estates, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Living Trust, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning, Turnover, Wills |
Here are money tasks to do this week that will help 2015 be more prosperous. Most can be done in about an hour. As reported in a Chicago News Service article titled “Got an hour? Tackle these money tasks,” a recent survey from the National Endowment for Financial...
by Christine | Feb 10, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Conservatorships, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estates, IRA Rollover, Living Trust, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
The New Year is a great time to regroup on your financial plans, reevaluate and/or create new financial goals. By sticking to your financial resolutions throughout the year, you can keep on track towards achieving your financial objectives in 2015 and beyond. Make the...
by Christine | Feb 4, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Conservator, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Living Trust, Living Will, Medical Directives, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Create a file that you name sometime like "ICE," which stands for “in case of emergency.” Some people call this their “grab-and-go” file, since that’s what it’s for. Make sure that anyone who needs to have this information knows how to access it. For...
by Christine | Jan 30, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estates, Living Trust, Retirement Planning, Roth IRA, Tax Planning, Trusts |
Sharron Epperson, who is CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent, stressed the importance of retirement planning in the coming year — with two products in particular. Need a financial resolution for 2015? Save as much money as you can in a Roth IRA. One of the...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2015 | Asset Protection, Assets, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Special Needs, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
“We’re not surprised by the fact that people don’t know a lot about retirement income planning,” says David Littell, program director at the American College. “I was surprised at how badly they did.” Could you pass a retirement literacy test? Apparently, 80% of...
by Christine | Jan 23, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Family Vacation Home, Inheritance, Living Trust, Tax Planning, Turnover |
Make a detailed plan for the home's future to avoid family feuds down the road. Many memories are made in family vacation homes, and a lot of families do not want those traditions to end when a loved one passes. However, experts say you need to be careful in...
