Estate

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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Safeguard Your Digital Estate

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4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

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• Articles

  Critical Estate Documents

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

  A Brief History of Estate Taxes

  Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.

  Four Reasons Millennials Need an Estate Strategy

  Estate strategies for millennials may sound like less of a concern than retirement, but young adults should prepare now.

  A Living Trust Primer

  Living trusts are popular, but their appropriateness will depend upon your individual needs and objectives.

  Intellectual Property and Your Estate

  Do you have intellectual property? Consider how you might include your IP into your estate strategy in this detailed article.

  Will Power

  Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.

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  Comparing Mortgage Terms

  Compare different mortgage term lengths side by side to find the option that fits your budget.

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• Videos

  4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

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

  When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

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

  Safeguard Your Digital Estate

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

  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.

  Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

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

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