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.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
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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.
Will Power
Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."
A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes
An overview of some fundamental steps when a loved one passes.
Managing the Risk of Outliving Your Money
Steps to help you sustain and grow your retirement savings.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
And the Executor Is
The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.
Smart Homeownership Strategies in a Changing Market
Learn how to evaluate your readiness to buy a home, and make a decision that supports your long-term goals.
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Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
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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?
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
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?
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
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