Estate planning is meant to be an ongoing process, not a one-time transaction. In the same way that you never stop budgeting, saving, and investing as you go through life, it is also sensible to see estate planning as a lifelong project. Let’s look at some of the considerations you should make now that the 2018 […]
During your lifetime, your retirement account has good asset protection, but as soon as you pass that account to a loved one, that protection could evaporate. This means one lawsuit and POOF! Your life long, hard earned savings could be gone. Your heirs could be left penniless. Fortunately, there is a solution to this problem. A […]
Family Feuds may be fun to watch when Steve Harvey is reading the questions and telling the jokes. It is, however, not fun to watch a feud play out among your own family. Thankfully there are a few steps you can take with your estate plan to ensure your wishes are met and any family feuds […]
Estate Planning is not usually on the forefront of Millennials’ minds. There are lots of things they worry about, but what happens to their estate if they die or become incapacitated is not usually one of them. The Millennial generation consists of individuals born between 1980-2000. These consist of young professionals and new parents, both of […]
When it comes to estate planning there are several types of tools you can use, depending on your circumstances. One such estate planning tool is the trust. There are numerous types of trusts aimed at fulfilling different estate planning purposes. If you are anticipating an inheritance, there is a special type of trust designed to help […]
Receiving an inheritance is a huge blessing but, if not handled properly, can also become a curse. Often times, the inheritor does not know what to do with the new asset and runs into financial trouble, squandering most, if not all of it. This could happen due to the inheritor having outstanding creditor issues or tax […]
The fall, generally late-October or early-November, is the time when employers send out summaries of employee benefits offered by the company and give employees the option to enroll in these benefits. These can generally include retirement plan options, health care, dental, vision, short and/or long-term disability, and life insurance coverage. Your employer may pay 100 percent […]
You have likely seen several advertisements for reverse mortgages if you have spent any time watching television or surfing on the internet. The concept is a simple one: as long as you own and live in your home, you can supplement your retirement income with a loan that you do not need to pay off. The […]
While the end of the year is not quite here yet (but rapidly approaching), now is an opportune time to take a moment and start your year-end tax planning for 2018. This is particularly necessary this tax year because of the changes to the tax law that became effective in 2018. As a result of the […]
The third week of October is National Estate Planning Awareness Week (Oct. 15-21, 2018). Estate planning is important for everyone regardless of wealth or family status because if you become incapacitated or pass away without an estate plan, you are leaving the distribution of your assets subject to state law – and the results may not […]
