A pet trust is a legal arrangement that specifies how your animal companions would be cared for and taken care of financially if you pass away, or if you become ill or disabled and can no longer take care of them yourself.
Many annuities cannot be passed on to a beneficiary; any money left in them when you die goes to the insurance company.
The federal estate and gift tax are unified and allow you to give away property above the annual exclusionary gift amount or for your heirs to inherit up to a total of $11.4 million currently, without paying gift or estate taxes and this increases with inflation.
If you’re a father, there’s a good chance you help manage your household’s finances and you may even play the dominant role. This may work well now, but what if something were to happen to you? Would your family be financially okay?
One in five Americans has married at least twice. However, a sobering 60% of second marriages end in divorce, the Census Bureau found.
From wills to life insurance, no one wants to discuss a financial plan with their aging parents.
The word ‘estate’ conjures images of great wealth, which may be one of the reasons why so many people don’t develop estate plans—after all, they’re not rich, so why make the effort? In reality, however, if you have a family, you can probably benefit from estate planning, whatever your asset level.
Leaving a legacy — sounds like something only wealthy people can do, right? It can be something like making a giant bequest to a university or passing on a significant estate to your children.
You obviously can’t take them with you. However, upon death, you often can’t even leave your frequent-flier miles behind.
When it comes to the prospect of dementia, advance directives are critical because the disease is progressive.
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