When creating a trust, you likely have a specific goal in mind. How the trust accomplishes that goal depends on the terms that you put in place. Those terms define how the money can be used. For instance, some people who have trusts in their name want to use them to buy homes. They may use […]

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Estate planning is important, but many people don’t do it. Often, the reason is that they have heard some common myths and now they hold onto popular misconceptions about the process. It derails their planning and puts their family’s financial future in jeopardy. Whether you have done your estate planning yet or not — but especially if […]

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When you think about estate planning, who do you think it should focus on the most? Do you think it’s for couples? Is it primarily for men? Is it a women’s issue? While all people, of all genders, do need to do their estate planning, some experts do refer to it as a serious women’s issue. […]

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If you’re planning to pass a small business on to your children, you cannot understate how important it is to have a good succession plan. It’s about more than just you or your heirs. It’s also about the employees and the economy as a whole. You could make the argument that nothing is more important […]

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For most people, estate planning just means leaving their assets to their children. When deciding who should make medical decisions for them and who should handle their financial affairs at the end of their lives, they also pick children. But what if you do not have any children? That makes these decisions more difficult, but […]

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