Strategies for Business Succession Planning
The article looks at methods for business succession, including using life insurance to provide liquidity and family limited partnerships for discounting.
Planning With Retirement Assets
The article looks at retirement planning and looks at a few strategies such as ROTH conversion, paying the tax, giving to charity, etc.
Preserve Your Wealth with Medicare Part D
The article provides a basic overview of Medicare Part D and why it is important from an estate planning perspective.
Is Estate Planning for Me?
This article examines various reasons people think estate planning is not for them, such as they aren't married or don't have money. It explains why they need estate planning.
Estate Planning is Life Planning
It seems like there is always some discussion in Congress about changing the estate tax. There even have been proposals to eliminate the tax permanently. If Congress ever eliminates the tax, does this mean that there will no longer be a need for estate planning? No, it does not.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
The article examines the case of Terri Schiavo and how a clear expression of her wishes could have avoided problems.
Preserving Harmony with Blended Families
Second marriages and blended families raise unique concerns. The article examines marital trusts and unitrusts as a way to take care of both spouse and children and preserve family harmony.