Category: Estate Planning

Signing up for life insurance and a 401(k) can be an important part of your estate plan. These assets allow you to designate someone to receive the proceeds from the account or insurance policy. However, you will likely have to revisit your

Writing a will is an important step toward completing your estate plan and ensuring that your loved ones will be well cared for in the event of an untimely tragedy. Before your will is complete, however, you must name a trusted individual

Creating a will is one of the essential steps to estate planning. Without it, you leave your assets up to state law. But what if you need to edit your original will? As you get older, your circumstances change, so you will

While you undoubtedly understand the importance of showing up to work, eating healthy meals and taking your medication, other things are easy to put off. Writing a will falls into this category, as it may not seem particularly pressing. In fact, about

Inheritances are among the most commonly disputed elements of an estate plan. If you are a parent, you can make decisions that minimize the chances of fighting among your children. One way to do this is to be mindful of whether you

We are living in uncertain times, and with that can come feelings of fear and loss of control. Although we cannot predict the future, we can make a plan to help us navigate it under various circumstances and cope with these feelings.

There is nothing easy about divorce, but if you already have an estate plan in place, you may find that your divorce is more complicated than others. In addition to trying to meet your legal obligations as a divorcee, you also need