Getting Your Estate Planning Into Order
by: Peter Kenny.
Estate planning isn't just for the rich and famous. Many people can benefit from estate planning and their loved ones, those who are left behind, will appreciate the fact that you took care of some of the issues before you passed on. No o...
Trusts and Estate Planning
by: Ronald Hudkins.
There are several different types of trusts that people use for estate planning. While most fall into specific categories, it is important to understand that trusts are highly individual creations – one size does not fit all. Be wary o...
The Last Will and Testament and Estate Planning
by: Ronald Hudkins.
The core issues revolving around how you can control your financial, legal and health affairs in the event that you become incapacitated require you to consider drafting some important legal documents with the guidance of a lawyer specia...
Estate Planning - Youre Never Too Young
by: Ronald Hudkins.
Gone are the days of leaving home for the first time. For some it was spreading the wings and taking flight. While with others, it was a matter of being tossed over the edge of the nest.Despite the circumstances, it was a mixed bag of em...
Estate Planning - Changing A Will
by: Ronald Hudkins.
“I am taking you out of the will,” or “I am going to disinherit Gregory and leave all my money to Steven,” are statements that seem far more like they belong in an Agatha Christie novel than in a serious discussion of estate plan...
Estate Planning: Supporting a Noble Cause
by: Moneyalert.
Last December, the White House Conference on Aging held its first meeting in 10 years. The conference addressed the growing number of baby boomers reaching retirement and highlighted how a large number of them are contemplating volunteerin...
Estate Planning: The Key Ingredient
by: Moneyalert.
If you've been keeping up with current events lately, you may have noticed that legal battles seem to take up much of the media's focus. Since the O.J. Simpson trial, media outlets have become frenzied at the thought of a good legal battle...
Estate Planning: Having Faith in your Legacy
by: Moneyalert.
Discussing death is never a pleasant aspect of financial planning, but it's certainly one of the most important. While no one likes to discuss his or her own mortality, many of us wonder how we'll be remembered. Perhaps you want your legac...
Estate Planning: An Introduction to your Legacy
by: Moneyalert.
If the controversy over Terri Schiavo showed us anything, it's that estate planning is more important now than ever before. Regardless of personal opinions, in the end, it was Terri who really mattered. And it is your choices and beliefs t...
Estate Planning: Honoring Your Wishes
by: Moneyalert.
Theresa was only 26 years old when she went into cardiac arrest. She fell down in the hallway of her apartment and was rushed to the hospital. She quickly lapsed into a coma, and then spent 15 years of her life in what doctors diagnosed as...
Estate Planning: Ensuring Your Legacy
by: Moneyalert.
Deciding how you want to be remembered after you're gone can be one of the most important decisions you make. Do you want your legacy to be judged by your entire life or by a bitter legal battle over your assets? People often avoid the iss...
Estate Planning: Avoiding Probate
by: Moneyalert.
When Elvis Presley died, his estate was worth over $10 million dollars1. Then it went through probate. After appraisal costs, legal fees, executor's fees, and estate taxes, "The King's" estate was left with only $3 million.2 Because of imp...
Your Business and Your Estate - Succession Planning
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As Penn State professor William Rothwell ominously points out in the forward to Exit Right: A Guided Tour of Succession Planning for Families in Business Together, more than 40% of the people who run the closely held operations that compri...
Practicality In Real Estate Planning
by: Jon Caldwell.
One of the biggest mistakes a seller can make is putting the wrong price tag on his or her home. Sellers tend to put a very high value on their property out of fear of losing profit, but buyers won't even look at homes that are priced too...
Planning Your Real Estate Investments
by: Craig Higdon.
The holidays are rapidly approaching and I've managed to do most of my Christmas cards and gifts on time this year! I still have a few to go, but for me most of the pre-holiday madness is over. It is now time to focus on a strategic pla...
