Estate

Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

A Brief Guide to Prenups

A Brief Guide to Prenups

Society’s views on prenuptial agreements are evolving. Here’s how prenups can make your relationship stronger.

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

Helping Your Children Prepare for an Inheritance

Six strategies to facilitate an important – though potentially uncomfortable – conversation around inheriting wealth.

Problems with Probate

Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.

Estate Planning When Time Is Short

Questions designed to help you prioritize essential decisions when you have limited time left to live.

Get Your Estate Plans in Order for Year-End

Here are three estate planning strategies to consider before the end of the year to assist in transferring wealth.

What To Look For in a Trustee

There’s a lot to consider when appointing a trustee for your estate. Here are 3 questions to ask when making the decision.

Everything You Need To Know About Tax-Free Family Gifting

With a well-planned gifting strategy, you can transfer wealth tax-free to your beneficiaries.

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Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

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