A primary goal of estate planning is to financially provide for your loved ones. One way to ensure that they are set up for lifelong success is with an inheritance that pays for their education. Higher levels of education are positively correlated with better life outcomes, including improved health, longer lifespans, and higher incomes.[1] However, education […]
When somebody close to us passes away, we are left with constant reminders of the memories. Maybe it is a jacket hanging in the closet that still bears the scent of their cologne, a dog-eared book on their nightstand, their handwriting on a scrap of paper, a bench where they sat and fed the ducks, […]
Trusts are widely used in estate planning to protect and transfer a person’s assets (money, accounts, property, etc.), sometimes in a tax-advantaged manner. Some trusts are highly complex, with multiple parties, intricate structures, specialized legal terms, and references to arcane tax law that can be difficult for the average person to understand. Scammers have long taken […]
Many estate plans contain revocable living trusts (or trusts which can be changed or terminated by the creator). These trusts later become irrevocable (cannot be easily changed or terminated) when the trustmaker, also known as the Grantor, dies. Such trusts may benefit the surviving spouse during their lifetime and may continue for the benefit of […]
