ESTATE PLANNING
An estate plan is a legal strategy that addresses how your money and other assets will be distributed upon your death.
One interesting thing about the asset protection field is how many areas of law overlap. To run an effective practice, asset protection attorneys have to have a thorough understanding of business law, tax law, real estate, and yes, estate planning. Sometimes, clients...
One of the major decisions you will make as a part of your estate plan is how you want your remains handled. Some approach this as a matter of disposal, others as an opportunity for preservation of their legacy. But the options are only getting more interesting if...
While estate planning isn’t always the easiest topic to discuss, it isn’t necessarily painful. In fact, avoiding it tends to make it into a bigger, more dramatic deal than it needs to be. In all seriousness, if you haven’t completely thought through your estate plan...
Let’s do something folks don’t do much–talk about the fun side of estate planning. While it’s hardly a rip-roaring cocktail party subject, it’s important nonetheless. An improperly planned estate, or worse, no plan at all, complicates your already painful death...
Estate planning is confusing enough for the average person. But as real estate investors, we have a host of unique concerns on top of the Average Joe/Jane. It’s true that estate planning may be stressful for anyone, but understanding estate planning for REIs is too...
One of the reasons we save for retirement is because medical costs invariably go up with age. Saving for your own eventual care, even if you’re healthy as a horse now, is wise. But recent projections suggest you may actually want to save a little more. Cost of care is...