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.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Estate Strategies of the Rich and Famous
The examples of famous celebrities underline the need for a clear estate strategy.
Strategies to Defend Purchasing Power Across Generations
Keep your wealth working by preserving purchasing power over time.
Planning Your Legacy & Your Family’s Financial Future
Leave a legacy and plan for your family's financial future. Arrange your affairs and find ways to pass on your wealth.
Managing the Risk of Outliving Your Money
Steps to help you sustain and grow your retirement savings.
Preserve, Grow, and Give: Year-End Wealth Planning
Help preserve, grow, and pass on your wealth and legacy to future generations through smart year-end planning strategies.
A Living Trust Primer
Living trusts are popular, but their appropriateness will depend upon your individual needs and objectives.
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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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When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
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.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?