Estate planning is not just about saving taxes, it is also about managing and protecting your assets against future creditors, both for you and for your beneficiaries.
If you have updated your estate plan during the Covid crisis and even found a way to sign your documents while maintaining social distance, do not overlook the last step of trust funding.
While some celebrities have mustered up a fortune of their own – whether it be through their acting careers or foray into creating signature perfumes – some of Hollywood’s biggest names are actually the heiresses to even bigger players in the entertainment world and beyond.
If you have updated your estate plan during the Covid crisis and even found a way to sign your documents while maintaining social distance, do not overlook the last step of trust funding.
By discussing finances with your children early and often, you can set them—and future generations—up for success, when it’s time to receive the wealth you’ve accrued.
Medicare has a series of income limits that trigger increasingly higher payments for retirees. And it’s not just the rich who are affected.
Probate and trust administration are not the same. There are important differences and similarities between administering a decedent’s probate estate and administering a decedent’s trust estate.
Kenny Rogers didn’t write a lot of his greatest hits. His heirs get a little cash, when any of his recordings are played or purchased online, but that’s just a trickle of income.
Somewhere between a corporation and a partnership lies the limited liability company (LLC). This hybrid legal entity is beneficial not just for small-business owners but is also a powerful tool for estate planning.
I am now 60 and understand I can’t apply for Social Security for another two years. What of my ex or I remarry? I was a stay-at-home mom most of our marriage of 27 years. My benefits will be much smaller than his.