No one likes to think about the possibility that they may become incapacitated or otherwise unfit to make their own financial decisions, but life can be full of surprises. While most people with disabilities are fully capable of managing their own lives, there are...
Many people associate estate planning with that one inevitable aspect of life we don’t like to think about: death. However, we should not ignore the importance of estate planning with regard to situations that may occur while we are still living. Estate planning...
Older adults are remarrying more and more often. In 1960, only 42% of previously married individuals 55 years and older ever remarried. In 2013 this number had grown to 57%, and by 2017 it had leaped an additional 10% to 67%. Second marriages are becoming...
Wills and trusts serve many of the same purposes, so it is natural that the two are often confused. Both are important estate planning tools that help you organize your assets and ensure they are passed to the right people when you die. Both require the help of an...
For many folks, trust funding is an alienating concept. Often, when we think of trust funds, we think of privileged socialites flexing their fancy lifestyles, and while this is a reality, it represents only a sliver of the ways trusts are used. Misconceptions like...
Estate planning is often misunderstood. One of the most common misconceptions is that estate planning only outlines the distribution of a person’s assets after they die. This is not the case, however, especially for parents who are responsible for the guardianship of...
