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Talking With Your Family About Your Estate Plan

Is it time to have “the talk” with your kids? We’re not talking about a “birds and bees” talk but one that is equally important,

Pets In Your Will

For those of us who have pets that would be left behind after we die, there may be a desire to make arrangements for their

Could This Happen to You or Your Loved One? Town Demolishes House While Owner Is In Hospital

Imagine this: your elderly uncle with no family near his home travels South to Florida for surgery and has to stay there unexpectedly for a

Legal Strategies to Avoid Guardianship

As senior citizens continue to age, the likelihood increases that they will become physically or mentally incapacitated. Hopefully, people in such a situation have

Family Financial Traditions

To some degree or another, we are all a function of the social environments in which we were raised. Of course, that encompasses both positives

Daughter of Fontainebleau Heir’s Killer — Wife Can Inherit?!

The story of Ben Novack, the heir to Fontainebleau hotel who was murdered by his wife, Narcy Novack, has received widespread media coverage and resulted

Estate Planning Checklist for January

If you’ve already met with an estate planning attorney to put together your wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other long-term plans, then congratulations! You’ve

Holiday Bonus & Tax Refund Spending: Where to Put It For Max Return

Did you get a holiday bonus from your employer? Or maybe you have a tax refund coming. If so, do you have any of it

Watch Out for Predatory Tax Liens on Your Family Home

As our parents and other loved ones age, they may need a little more attention from us. Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, or even neighbors

Planning for Charitable Giving

January 1 wipes the slate clean for your tax deductible charitable contributions. That might be a good time to reassess your approach to donating to

The Best Gift You Can Leave to Your Loved Ones

A Wisconsin woman, whose story was widely reported in media nationwide, has died. Heather McManamy, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, was told her

Retirement Planning Reality Check

The National Institute on Retirement Security states that the funds American workers have set aside for retirement are inadequate to the tune of trillions of

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