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3 Reasons Why Transferring Ownership Of Your Home To Your Child Is A Bad Idea
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Protect Your Children’s Inheritance With A Lifetime Asset Protection Trust
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Probate: What It Is & How To Avoid It—Part 2
Asset Protection
Could an IRA Trust Benefit Your Family?
Unlike most of your assets, individual retirement accounts (IRAs) do not pass to your family through a will. Instead, upon your death, your IRA will pass directly to the people you named via your IRA beneficiary designation form. Unless you…
Saving What Matters: 12 Must-Have Items To Pack in Your Go-Bag
It’s the middle of the night. The authorities just notified you that you have 20 minutes to evacuate your home before a raging wildfire cuts off the exit from your neighborhood, leaving you trapped. The fire is advancing at the…
Is Your Home Insured Against Natural Disasters?
From wildfires in California and hurricanes in Texas to floods in West Virginia, hardly any area of the U.S. is immune from the threat of natural disasters. And according to a report released by the government regarding climate change and…
Don’t Forget to Include Your Digital Assets In Your Estate Plan—Part 2
In the first part of this series, we discussed the importance of including your digital assets in your estate plan. Here, we’ll talk about the best ways to get started with this process. Today, estate planning encompasses not just tangible…
Don’t Forget to Include Your Digital Assets In Your Estate Plan—Part 1
If you’ve created an estate plan, it likely includes traditional wealth and assets like finances, real estate, personal property, and family heirlooms. But unless your plan also includes your digital assets, there’s a good chance this online property will be…
How to Fix Errors in Your Credit Report
While some of those TV commercials for free credit-score report companies are pretty funny, having errors on your credit report is no laughing matter. Indeed, your credit score is one of the main factors determining your access to loans, credit…
Questions and Answers About Personal Liability Umbrella Insurance
It’s no secret that we live in a litigious society. And though our right to a fair trial is one of the hallmarks of American democracy, it has also led to a lawsuit-crazy culture. In this atmosphere, you’re at near-constant…
Don’t Transfer Ownership of Your House to Your Kids Before You Read This
With the cost of long-term care (LTC) skyrocketing, you may be concerned about your (or your elderly parents’) ability to pay for lengthy stays in assisted living and/or a nursing home. Such care can be massively expensive, with the potential…
Donate to a Charitable Remainder Trust For Tax and Income Benefits
If you have highly appreciated assets like stock and real estate you want to sell, it may make sense to use a charitable remainder trust (CRT) to avoid income and estate taxes—all while creating a lifetime income stream for yourself…
Safeguard Your Cryptocurrency Assets With Estate Planning
One of the biggest appeals of cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, is that it is decentralized, unregulated, and anonymous. There are no financial institutions controlling it, and unless you tell someone you own digital currency, it remains a secret. When it comes…
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