Most of us, when we hear the words “trust fund”, we roll our eyes—but should we? Hollywood soap operas have for decades portrayed trust funds as a haven for only the children of the wealthiest families. You’ll be happy to know that the reality is far different from...
With my years of experience as an attorney, I have seen plenty of families left to sort things out for themselves because their parents either failed to plan their estate or turned to the siren song of the new, “do-it-yourself” estate planning websites in a misguided...
The Internet has generated an unprecedented boom of Do-It-Yourself advice. Sure, this trend can be great if you simply want to put together an awesome bookshelf for your home (I like the invisible bookshelf, and you can find instructions for how to make it here) or...
“A planned life is a dead life.” -Lauren Bacall While the legendary Hollywood actress’s words may hold some truth for our lives, they certainly do not for our deaths. On August 12, 2014, a stroke tragically ended the 90-year-old Bacall’s life. Her long life had been...
You have purchased a life insurance policy as an added protection for your loved ones, so that they can live comfortably after you are gone. Why not, then, carry that a little further by protecting that important payout from taxation, so your family can have every...
