An estate plan protects your family. It is not just for rich people. Everyone should have an estate plan in place to protect themselves, their businesses, their spouses, as well as their minor children or disabled children. Your estate plan needs to be in place as...
Revocable living trusts are very common today. They are known as a flexible way to manage your assets and a way to avoid probate. However, there are other little known facts about revocable trusts that you may need to know. As you develop your estate plan, consider...
Hearing a doctor say that your loved one needs skilled nursing care, 24/7, can be a real shock. Chances are, you have not given much thought to planning for long-term care. If you have just learned that your dad or mom needs 24/7 care – or think this may happen in the...
When you think about your New Year’s Resolutions, what comes to mind? Is it the tried and true: get healthy, lose weight, and spend more time with family and friends? Do you find yourself focusing more on setting business or personal goals? When it comes to the...
There is never a wrong time to visit a loved one who is in a nursing home. Simply seeing the visitor or family member may be more meaningful to the person confined to the long-term care facility than you know. With that said, each of us needs to be prepared as our...
As Tom and Jessica worked on their estate plan, a friend suggested the look into creating a trust. Tom laughed because, obviously, on rich people need trusts. However, he and Jessica started researching trusts and learned, to their surprise, that many people can...