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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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When Do You Need a Will?

When Do You Need a Will?

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

When Heirs are Imperfect

When Heirs are Imperfect

The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

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

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Four Steps to Valuing an Estate

Determining the value of your estate, or for someone who has passed away, can be a complex undertaking.

Choosing a Business Structure

Entrepreneurs all face the same question, “Which business structure should I adopt?”

Why Everyone Needs an Estate Strategy

Do you have an estate strategy? You should.

Estate Management Checklist

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

Managing the Risk of Outliving Your Money

Steps to help you sustain and grow your retirement savings.

4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities

Planning for a child with special needs can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.

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Comparing Mortgage Terms

Compare different mortgage term lengths side by side to find the option that fits your budget.

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Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

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

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

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

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

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

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

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

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

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

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.

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  • Articles

    How Often Should You Update Your Estate Strategy?

    Review your legacy approach regularly, particularly following significant life events or legislative updates.

    3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families

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

    Estate Strategies of the Rich and Famous

    The examples of famous celebrities underline the need for a clear estate strategy.

    What is the Value of Your Business?

    Ascertaining the value of your business is important for a variety of reasons.

    Succeeding at Business Succession

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

    Managing an Inheritance

    A windfall from a loved one can be both rewarding and complicated.

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  • Calculators

    Comparing Mortgage Terms

    Compare different mortgage term lengths side by side to find the option that fits your budget.

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  • Videos

    4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

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

    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.

    When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

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

    Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

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

    Safeguard Your Digital Estate

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

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