Starting a business can have significant implications for your estate plan, as it will likely affect your assets and liabilities, and potentially impact your family’s financial security in the future. Here are a few ways that starting a business could affect your estate plan: 1. Reassess your assets: Starting a business may change your financial […]

Today’s financial and estate planning tools give us lots of options when it comes to looking after our human loved ones postmortem, such as life insurance, wills, trusts, holding property jointly, etc. But what about our other loved ones—our pets? Introducing the Pet Trust! What is a pet trust? A pet trust is a legal […]

Estate planning involves the creation of legal documents that provide for the disposition of your estate when you pass away or become incapacitated. Your estate includes all of your possessions—your real estate, automobiles, bank accounts, investments, life insurance and personal belongings. Having an estate plan gives you control over how your affairs are arranged. You […]

When deciding your estate plan, there are many things you have to think about. Choosing the right plan, executing and organizing the documents, and meeting with your attorney are all part of the job of planning what will happen to your estate. But one thing that is integral to the process is often the one reason […]