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Divorce Will Impact Your Estate Planning

Once you’re divorced one forward moving goal should be to immediately create a new estate plan — a will or…

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Don’t Just Think about Your Estate, Plan for It!

The sad truth is that most of us — some 70% of adult Americans — have neglected to write a…

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Estate Distribution among the Kids – Who Gets What?

In the book The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After 50, author Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz poses the following scenario: “I’m confused…

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Retirement Pitfalls to Avoid

In nearly every way you could make a mistake — for example, saving too late — you can also make…

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Multiple Advantages of Charitable Giving

Lifetime gifts may carry considerable advantages over charitable bequests, according to Atlantic Trust, the U.S. private wealth management division of…

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PBS Series “Downton Abbey” a Good Example of Estate Planning Lessons

Although this high-end PBS costume drama is spins stories from about a century ago, many of the issues are relevant…

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Planning for Minor Children

Although it is a difficult subject to face, you have options when it comes to protecting your estate and your…

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Do I Really Need Estate Planning? YES! Stop Avoiding This Important Part of Life

Have you thought about dying lately? Most of us don’t. Make sure you do some estate planning today before things…

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“The Widow Lincoln” Sheds Light on Financial Lessons for Widows

As Mary Todd Lincoln’s character in “The Widow Lincoln” faces dozens of unpaid bills for home furnishings, clothes and jewelry,…

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Life Changes. Is is time for an Estate Plan check-up?

Once the basic documents are in place, they should be revisited periodically.  If there is a major change in your…

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Financial and Estate Planning for Mom and Dad – Start the Conversation

While not all encompassing, these guides serve as a starting point to help your parents. There are many family dynamics…

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