Estate Planning

Naming Your Beneficiaries

Naming the beneficiaries of your IRA, life insurance policy, annuity or any other contract property may not be as simple as choosing the ones you love to inherit the assets and writing those names down. Let me offer you a scenario: Suppose you name your two daughters as the...

Is Not Having a Will That Big of a Deal?

According to Rocket Lawyer, 64% of Americans don’t have a will. There is a common misconception that if you don’t have an estate tax problem you don’t need an estate plan – or a will. The truth is that this couldn’t be further from the truth.
First, it could mean a lot of... 

Getting to the Basics of Trust Planning

Over the years we’ve written several articles about estate planning. This week I would like to address a specific aspect: trusts. A trust is simply an agreement under which property and/or assets are held and managed by one party for the benefit of. Once again, begin by narrowing down what you want. Is it…

Estate Planning for Blended Families

Maybe you have drawn up a will or even went to the extent to attend a seminar about something such as The 6 Things That Could Be Missing In Your Estate Plan and subsequently met with the firm who gave the presentation for a first and last meeting to set your plan in place. You probably even have a beautiful leather bounded binder with all of your estate planning papers secured inside as well as a list of the attorney and/or financial planner’s name address...

Your Digital Estate - You Really Can Take It With You

Have you ever thought about the information stored on your computer or other devices that someone would need to know about if you were suddenly incapacitated or no longer with us? I recently heard about a CPA in Wyoming that didn't. It took his family more than seven months to sort out the mess after his sudden death.And to add even more pain, it happened right in the...