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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4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

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

A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes

A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes

An overview of some fundamental steps when a loved one passes.

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

Get Your Estate Plans in Order for Year-End

Here are three estate planning strategies to consider before the end of the year to assist in transferring wealth.

3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families

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

A Closer Look: Estate Planning Without Heirs

What real-life planning situations require when traditional heirs aren’t part of the picture.

Talking With Aging Parents About Their Finances

How you can make conversations with your parents about their finances easier and more productive.

Critical Estate Documents

Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.

Passing Your Second Home to the Next Generation

Transitioning a family home to the next generation? These strategies can help preserve your legacy and avoid conflict.

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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.

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

When Do You Need a Will?

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

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

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

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

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