by Christine | Jan 13, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
Leave it to Beaver? Or do you prefer to leave your estate to someone else? Today’s families are a lot different than Ward and June Cleaver. There are more families today with non-traditional situations than ever before. This makes financial and estate planning all the...
by Christine | Jan 12, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
Yes, nobody relishes thinking about the day when they will no longer be around. But with a little effort and foresight, you can give your family the ultimate gift: a piece of mind. Here's a quick checklist of estate planning essentials. Not really ready for an...
by Christine | Jan 8, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
Where there’s a will, there’s a way—and sometimes an ugly family feud. Families are consumed with grief when a loved one dies, but unfortunately certain legal and organizational tasks that arise can’t be ignored or put off for long. But you can ease the burden on your...
by Christine | Jan 7, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Plan, Estate Tax, Inheritance, Probate, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
Recently, I outlined a basic estate plan for a couple with children. Now, a reader in California asks: “What about marrieds without kids?” Married without children? What essential estate planning tasks should you focus on? The Wall Street Journal says, in...
by Christine | Jan 6, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Inheritance, LIfe Insurance, Living Trust, Probate, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
“Regardless of how much wealth you have,” says Gregory Popera, a private wealth adviser with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, “having some type of estate plan and financial power of attorney are sort of the financial building blocks to make sure your assets go...
by Christine | Dec 31, 2014 | Asset Protection, Business Succession Planning, Estate Plan, Estate Tax, Roth IRA, Tax Planning |
Continual planning is essential for finding opportunities that will reduce the financial burden. Several options exist to help corporations retain wealth and reduce taxes legally. At the end of the business year 2014, companies will be examining data to see if there...