Estate Planning
A Good Move to Make during the Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis isn’t just costing Americans their freedom and jobs; it’s also forcing millions to contemplate their own mortality.
June 9, 2020
Blog Articles
Asset Protection
Coronavirus News Should Make You Think about Estate Planning
Nobody likes to think about their own mortality, and that’s why so many people go without basic estate planning documents. Often, an event like the coronavirus can be the kick in the pants you need to get your affairs in order.
April 21, 2020
Asset Protection
What’s the Best Way to Provide for My Family when I’m Gone?
Estate planning involves making a plan for the transfer of your property upon your death or incapacity. Your estate is all of the property you own, which can include cash, jewelry, cars, houses, clothes, land, retirement, investments and savings accounts. The goals of estate planning are to make sure most of your estate is transferred to your beneficiaries, you pay minimal taxes on the estate and children are assigned guardianship.
April 6, 2020
Estate Planning
You Could Be Hit with Penalty for an Early IRA Withdrawal
Most financial experts would agree that it is rarely, if ever, a good idea to take an early withdrawal from a traditional IRA or Roth IRA. This is due in part to the high cost of penalties that can hit an account holder for an early withdrawal (not to mention losing out on years of potential earnings).
February 26, 2020
Beneficiary Designation
If I’m 35, Do I Need a Will?
It’s never too early to start estate planning. If you already have a family, getting your personal affairs in order is a must. The sooner you start planning, the more prepared you will be for life’s unexpected twists and turns.
February 25, 2020
Advance Healthcare Directives
What Critical Estate Planning Document are Californians (and The Rest of Us) Missing?
Around two-thirds of all Americans have not prepared a health care directive, according to a December 13, 2019 article written by a personal finance specialist at Forbes. The author noted the irony of this figure, pointing out that California was the first US state to enact a law regarding health care directives back in 1976.
February 24, 2020
401(k)
What Should I Know about Beneficiary Designations?
Many people have tens of thousands–even hundreds of thousands–of dollars in their IRAs. If you have an asset that large, shouldn’t you devote more effort to planning for its ultimate disposition?
February 23, 2020
Annuities
Do Unmarried Couples Need Estate Planning?
Experts say that creating a plan for what happens to your estate — regardless of how meager or massive your assets — is key for unmarried couples who want their commitment to each other protected in the event of death.
January 24, 2020
Estate Planning
Who Should I Choose as My Trustee?
One of the most important decisions you face when creating a trust, is the choosing of the right trustee.
October 16, 2019
Estate Planning
What Will Happen to Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate?
Two days before he died in what was ruled a suicide in a Manhattan jail cell, Jeffrey Epstein signed a will that put all of his holdings into a trust.
September 20, 2019
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