Estate Planning

Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

Why Everyone Needs an Estate Strategy

Do you have an estate strategy? You should.

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

• Articles

  Succeeding at Business Succession

  There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

  And the Executor Is

  The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.

  Yours, Mine, and Ours: Estate Strategies for Second Marriage

  Second marriages are a trigger event to revisit any existing estate strategies.

  Trends in Charitable Giving

  Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.

  Critical Estate Documents

  Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.

  Put It in a Letter

  A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.

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• Calculators

  What's My Potential Estate Tax?

  This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.

  What Is My Current Net Worth?

  Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.

  What Is My Life Expectancy?

  Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.

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• Videos

  Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

  Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

  When Do You Need a Will?

  When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

  4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

  Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

  Estate Management 101

  A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

  Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

  Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

  When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

  A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

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