For most of us, estate planning is one of the most challenging topics to discuss with our parents. Even broaching the subject can seem daunting. Despite the challenging nature of this subject, it is one of the most important conversations we can have with our parents....
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Estate Planning, Too, is Based on Longevity Assumptions
Estate planning, like retirement planning, is based on longevity assumptions. As we age,, our goals and preferences change..
Life Insurance – An Estate Planning Swiss Army Knife
"Using life insurance successfully can be a complicated - and sometimes very complicated—wealth planning exercise," Joseph Darby III and Kimberly Furnald write in Financial Advisor Magazine. The authors aren't referring to the use of insurance as a way to provide a...
Who Wants to Be an IRA Beneficiary?
On both the giving and the receiving end, there are things that are important to consider in naming IRA beneficiaries.
‘Tis the Gifting Season
Gift giving – things you need to know about taxes and how to avoid them.
So What If I Don’t?
Sometimes children don’t understand the consequences of their own actions. When it comes t estate planning, some people might not understand the answer to the question “So what if I don’t do any planning?
Is your business succession plan ready?
Perhaps you “learned the ropes” of your family business alongside your parents or grandparents in your youth. For decades now, you’ve been at the helm, and you’ve been thinking a lot about the future. You’re getting older, and you naturally want to make sure you have...
Post-Divorce Estate Planning Considerations When There are Children
When going through a divorce when there are children involved, there are many important factors too consider in reviewing and making changes to estate planning documents.
Being Prepared for “No Matter What” Contingencies
We have trouble facing up to the possibility that an illness or disability might make us unable to manage our own affairs. Healthcare directives are a vital part of any estate plan.
INvestABLE Enables Financial Independence for the Disabled
New developments in the INvestABLE accounts for special needs individuals makes financial independence even more of a possibility for disabled adults as well as children.

