On many of your assets, including retirement accounts or life insurance, you can designate a “beneficiary” to receive the funds upon your passing. There is now a new asset that you can allocate directly to an individual – your car. Texas law will now allow you to name a single beneficiary for any vehicle, registered […]
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Understanding Your Medical Advance Directives From Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen
Anytime you need to go to the hospital, whether it’s for a broken bone, birth of a new baby, or surgery, there are a few documents they will request from you. Sometimes these forms can be completed by you at the hospital. However, what happens if you need medical assistance and you are incapacitated or […]
Ship Without a Captain-Passing Along a Benefit, Not a Burden From Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen
Most business owners have their estate planning prepared because they are worried about what will happen to their business after they are dead. However, proper estate planning has the added benefit of allowing you to make plans for what will happen if you are incapacitated or needing to be away from your business for an […]
Retirement Planning for Business Owners from Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen
For many employees, saving for retirement is usually a matter of simply participating in their employer’s 401(k) plan and perhaps opening an IRA for some extra savings. But, for business owners, planning for retirement requires proactivity and strategy. It’s not just the dizzying array of choices for retirement accounts; there’s also planning for the business […]