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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Trends in Charitable Giving

Trends in Charitable Giving

Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.

Problems with Probate

Problems with Probate

Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.

Critical Estate Documents

Critical Estate Documents

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

Problems with Probate

Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.

And the Executor Is

The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.

Critical Estate Documents

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

Will Power

Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.

Estate Management Checklist

Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.

Put It in a Letter

A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.

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  • Estate Management Checklist

    Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.

    Will Power

    Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.

    Critical Estate Documents

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

    Problems with Probate

    Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.

    Trends in Charitable Giving

    Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.

    And the Executor Is

    The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.

    View all articles