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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Estate Management 101

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.

Creating a Comprehensive Estate Plan

Creating a Comprehensive Estate Plan

What does it take to create or update your estate plan? Here's a 7-step Estate Planning Checklist to help you get started.

When Do You Need a Will?

When Do You Need a Will?

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

White Elephant Inheritance

This article deals with how one might deal with a burdensome inheritance.

Succeeding at Business Succession

There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

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Put It in a Letter

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

Estate Management Checklist

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

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Do you have intellectual property? Consider how you might include your IP into your estate strategy in this detailed article.

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Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

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

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?

When Do You Need a Will?

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

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