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Co-Trustee

Estate Planning for a Second Marriage and Blended Family

Second (or third or fourth) marriages often require careful balancing between the needs of the surviving spouse and the needs of the children from a previous marriage.
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Elder Care

Can a Power of Attorney Protect My Assets as I Get Older?

Many people focus on only protecting their estate from probate. However, in the big picture, probate is the least of their worries.
estate plan audit
401(k)

Does My Estate Plan Need an Audit?

Estate planning is the process of transferring the management of your assets, if and when you are unable to manage them yourself due to disability or death. Whether you have $100 or $100 million you should have an estate plan.
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Advance Medical Directive

Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan

First, let’s debunk the myth that an estate plan needs to be both elaborate and expensive.
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Assets

Reviewing Your Estate Plan Protects Goals, Family

Most people wish to have more control over who and how their assets are managed than what the state laws provide, and so they draft documents that can override the Laws of Intestacy, when those laws do not match their objectives.
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Asset Protection

What Estate Planning Documents Do I Need for a Happy Retirement?

Most people can't wait for retirement, and even more would likely opt for some form of early retirement, if they had the opportunity. Whenever you ultimately decide to cut down your time at work or leave the workforce altogether, you need to ensure that you have a full slate of estate planning documents in place.
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Asset Protection

Can I Fund a Trust with Life Insurance?

Estate planning is all about ensuring that your wishes are met after your death. All estate plans should include a will and powers of attorney. However, in many cases, a trust has additional benefits beyond what can be accomplished with the will and powers of attorney.
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Assets

Making the Most of Exemptions and Flexibility in Gifting

Federal estate, gift and GST tax exemptions are currently at historic highs ($11.58 million per individual in 2020). These higher exemptions are scheduled to return to $5 million, adjusted for inflation, after December 31, 2025, but they could be reduced before then, as a result of political or policy changes.
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Estate Planning

How Does Guardianship Work?

As a result of illness, old age or incapacity, what may happen when you can no longer handle your own decision-making, handle your own money or make your own health care choices? Who can step in to help and how are they empowered?
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Beneficiaries

Avoid Estate Planning Mistakes

These all-too-common misconceptions can steer your estate plans in the wrong direction right from the start. Here’s how to overcome them and tips to build the right plan for your family.

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