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.

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When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

Planning for a Child With Special Needs

Planning for a Child With Special Needs

5 ways to navigate the financial challenges associated with caring for someone with special needs.

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Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

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Keeping Your Legacy Secure

Simple strategies for protecting your assets from creditors and lawsuits

3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families

This article will help your clients with blended families think and prepare their estate strategy.

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4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities

Planning for a child with special needs can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.

When Should You Revisit Your Estate Plan?

Buying a house? Moving to a new state? There are many good reasons to take another look at your will and estate plans.

A Brief Guide to Prenups

Society’s views on prenuptial agreements are evolving. Here’s how prenups can make your relationship stronger.

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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?

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

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.

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

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A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

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