Medicare vs. Medicaid
When most people think of long-term care, they imagine nursing homes or assisted living facilities. However, there are several different [...]
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09, 2016
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09, 2016
5 Things Every New Mother Needs to Know About Wills
As a new mother, you naturally want to ensure your new baby’s future in every way. For many new mothers, [...]
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09, 2016
5 Mistakes Made by Successor Trustees (and How to Prevent Them)
When establishing a trust, you need to give serious thought to choosing your successor trustee—the person who will administer your [...]
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09, 2016
Stress Test Your Estate Plan
So you’ve done the hard work of establishing an estate plan. Good on you, as they say across the Pond. [...]
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09, 2016
Want to Give the Kids an Early Inheritance? 4 Things to Consider
If you’re thinking about giving your children their inheritance early, you’re not alone. A recent Merrill Lynch study suggests that these [...]
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09, 2016
Estate Planning for Cross-Border Families
Estate planning is always a highly involved process but for cross-border families, estate planning can be rife with difficulties. Those [...]
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09, 2016
Using Trusts as an Alternative to Prenuptial Agreements
Although it is difficult for couples to imagine divorce while they are in the midst of pre-wedding bliss, it is [...]
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09, 2016
What To Do After a Loved One Dies
If you've been appointed an executor of a loved one's estate, or a successor trustee, and that person dies, your [...]
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08, 2016
Act Now! There’s Still Time to Avoid the New IRS Regulations That Might Raise Taxes on Your Family’s Inheritance
The IRS recently released proposed regulations which effectively end valuation discounts that have been relied upon for over 20 years. [...]
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08, 2016
What Sumner Redstone’s Estate Planning Challenges Can Teach Us
Media mogul Sumner Redstone – owner of CBS and Viacom, among other holdings – allegedly created quite an estate planning [...]