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.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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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
Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge
Estate management can help ensure that your assets are transferred according to your wishes while managing tax issues.
Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
A Brief History of Estate Taxes
Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.
Will Power
Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.
A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Irrevocable life insurance trusts can be important tools that may accomplish a number of estate objectives.
Trends in Charitable Giving
Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.
Revising Estate Strategy Assumptions
Estate tax exemptions rules appear to be stabilizing, prompting many to reconsider conventional estate strategies.
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What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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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
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.