After losing a loved one, consider the best way to honor them and their life. Sometimes, a traditional funeral is not the best fit. Today, there are many alternatives to a traditional funeral service and burial.
If you are planning to leave an investment property to loved ones, a 1031 exchange may be a helpful estate planning tool for you.
As the recent death of Anne Heche shows us, not having a will can place a significant burden on your children and cause undesirable complications.
You may have heard of the terms “springing” and “non-springing” power of attorney and wonder what they mean.
A life estate often comes up in discussions of estate and Medicaid planning. It is a form of joint ownership that allows one person to remain in a house until his or her death, when it passes to the other owner.
Accumulated frequent flier miles can be valuable assets, but what happens to those miles after somene dies? Can a spouse or other heirs inherit them, or do the miles simply evaporate like a contrail?
In many cases, you would tell your beneficiaries that you have made a trust for them. However, this is not always desirable - and this is where a “quiet” trust may be helpful.
Planning your own funeral arrangements can assist your loved ones in an emotionally challenging time, while also protecting them from incurring extraneous costs.
There are some documents that you will want to hang on to forever and some that you should keep for a few years.
Even if you've created an estate plan, are you sure you included everything you need to? There are certain provisions that people often forget to put in in a will or estate plan that can have a big impact later on.