Most people view estate planning in the same way they view a root canal: Put it off until the pain is too great to ignore any longer. Those with little income or net worth believe that estate planning doesn’t apply to their situation. But estate planning is much more...
Most estates must go through the probate process. Probate is the legal process of determining if a will is valid, paying any qualifying debt and estate taxes, and distributing whatever assets remain. It is potentially a very complicated legal process, and an attorney...
Trusts are important financial instruments in estate planning. Unlike a will, a trust allows you to legally arrange your estate in a way that saves your family a substantial amount of money on taxes, avoids probate and those expenses, and distributes your assets...
Most of us don’t look forward to dealing with estate planning, regardless of our gender. But estate planning is even more important for most women since, in many cases, they live longer. This means that women must manage living expenses on a single income, or no...
The situation we find ourselves is unprecedented and challenging in many ways. For many, times of uncertainty and crisis make us realize that we have not adequately planned for a health or financial emergency, or death. And while that realization may cause us...
