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.
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.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Managing an Inheritance
A windfall from a loved one can be both rewarding and complicated.
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
Succeeding at Business Succession
There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.
A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Irrevocable life insurance trusts can be important tools that may accomplish a number of estate objectives.
A Brief History of Estate Taxes
Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.
Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."
Choosing a Business Structure
Entrepreneurs all face the same question, “Which business structure should I adopt?”
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What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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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.
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
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.
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.