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.
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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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.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Estate Planning Checklist
A comprehensive estate plan is vital for families with significant assets. The checklist can help ensure nothing is left out.
Estate Strategies to Grow Wealth for Generations
Discover the strategies you can use to protect your estate, reduce risk, and help grow your wealth for future generations.
White Elephant Inheritance
This article deals with how one might deal with a burdensome inheritance.
Year-End Planning: Preserve, Grow, and Give
Ensure your wealth is preserved, grown, and passed on by using strategic, purposeful year-end planning for lasting impact.
Estate Planning as a Family Unit
In retirement, talk to your family as you plan your estate. Restate your values. Cover the physical and financial sides.
Estate Planning: Grow & Preserve Your Wealth
Preserve your lifestyle, legacy, and assets with estate planning and risk strategies built for high-net-worth households.
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What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
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Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
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.
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
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