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.
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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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.
What to Do After Losing a Loved One
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed as the executor of a loved one’s estate. Here’s steps to make the process more manageable.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
What To Look For in a Trustee
There’s a lot to consider when appointing a trustee for your estate. Here are 3 questions to ask when making the decision.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
The Value of a Trust Officer: Beyond the Mechanics
How Trust Officers add value through perspective, expertise and steady guidance as families navigate change.
Managing an Inheritance
A windfall from a loved one can be both rewarding and complicated.
Address Potential Incapacity with Estate Planning
Use a power of attorney and revocable trust to ensure your wishes are honored if you become incapacitated.
Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
Determining the value of your estate, or for someone who has passed away, can be a complex undertaking.
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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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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.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
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.
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
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