“Some are sad.And some are glad.And some are very, very bad.Why are they Sad and glad and bad?I do not know.Go ask your dad.” ― Dr. Seuss, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish “A will can save one’s family from being put into a quagmired pit of legal conundrum, in case of death (which may
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” Dale Carnegie. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Robert Frost. Yes a revocable trust is valuable in estate planning.
“Your true assets are the collections of your quality moments on the earth.”― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Living in the Moment – Living in the Breath Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. —Shannon Adler It’s probably not high on
Your Social Security benefits in retirement are primarily dependent on the wages you get while working. The Social Security taxes deducted from your paycheck are based on that amount. If you’re still working and at retirement age, you can get benefits while earning other income. And depending on your age, you can also decrease and
“I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.” Steve Martin. “I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very
How Do Trusts Work in Your Estate Plan? A trust can be a useful tool for passing on assets, allowing them to be held by a responsible trustee for beneficiaries. However, determining which type of trust is best for each family’s situation and setting them up so they work with an estate plan, can be
Your will does not control who inherits all your assets when you die. This is something that many people do not know. Instead, many of your assets will pass by beneficiary designations, says Kiplinger in the article “Beneficiary Designations: 5 Critical Mistakes to Avoid.” The beneficiary designation is the form that you fill out, when opening many different
Kids Grown Up? Protect Them with These Three Documents “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” Saint Augustine of Hippo “Everybody knows how to raise children except for the people that have them.” P.J. O’Rourke Without the right documents in place, you do not
There are many legal strategies involved in estate planning, including wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, and health care documents. New clients often say that they do not have an estate plan. Most people are surprised to learn that they actually do have a plan. In the absence of legal planning
What many people don’t realize that when they start drawing funds from those 401(k)s, they’re taxed. One of the reasons the accounts are so popular, is that a traditional 401(k) is funded from pre-tax paychecks, so the money deposited into the plan and any gains on the investment are not taxed until the money is
