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A recent Investment News article makes the central point that life never does stop being complicated for some retired individuals and families.Consider the case of a retiree living in California or elsewhere who is a Medicare enrollee receiving the important benefits...
We've all heard adages like this before: You wouldn't hire a plumber to perform surgery, so why would you … ?For purposes of today's blog post, we would simply pose this query: Why would a planner name a lay person with little or no professional experience as...
You've already taken the step of creating a will, which sets you apart from a surprising number of adults throughout the country. If you only recently created your will and have yet to experience any major life changes, you probably have no great need to review...
A recent media report on estate planning and administration cites to a whopping $30 trillion or so (yes, that's with a "t") in assets that is expected to be passed along from baby boomers to their heirs over the next few decades.And then there's this: Notwithstanding...
If you're like a lot of people, you feel pretty good in the wake of working with an experienced estate administration attorney to craft what you believe is a future-oriented plan that makes sense and will well protect your loved ones.And that's understandable. Don't...
Because our audience follows tax-related stories and developments, we know that the term Panama Papers will figuratively ring a bell for many readers.Although it might seem a long time ago, it was just back in 2015 that the Panama Papers' disclosure took a...
Mega musical artist Prince died of an accidental drug overdose in April of last year.Many people might reasonably think that most of the material matters relating to his estate might by now have been fully clarified and even settled, nearly 19 months following his...
You've taken steps to plan for the needs of family and loved ones when you pass on. Creating an estate plan, last will or trust can help ensure that your assets are divided in the way you see fit. Unfortunately, even the estates of people who took great pains to...
The estranged daughter of a noted business tycoon who died in late 2015 openly acknowledges a virtual lack of communication with her father over decades. She laments that he -- in the words of a recently written national newspaper piece -- "didn't leave a dime" in his...
There are certainly lots of reasons why a motivated individual or family might want to get started on implementing a sound estate plan to prepare for the future.Addressing uncertainty regarding health concerns might be one of them. Perhaps one or more loved ones have...