
Should You Gift Kids Inheritance Now, or After You’ve Passed?
Are you better off giving money to children now when you can see the results or doing it through your estate after shuffling off this mortal coil?
Are you better off giving money to children now when you can see the results or doing it through your estate after shuffling off this mortal coil?
Somewhere along the way, homeowners came to believe a non sequitur of sorts, that the “American Dream” includes not only buying a house but also passing that same home on to their children. Financial advisers have largely supported this tactic for passing along generational wealth.
Mick Jagger is getting candid about the Rolling Stones’ legacy.
How much will your children—or other heirs—pay when you die? That depends on whether you live in a state with no death tax.
Those beneficiary forms you filled out years ago can supersede your other estate plans.
Dianne Feinstein, a notable political figure, has reportedly left her substantial real estate properties to the children of her billionaire husband. Despite ongoing disagreements among the heirs, they are slated to inherit these significant assets.
From Bitcoin to Gmail accounts, the rules governing ownership, storage and transferability of digital assets differ significantly from traditional forms of wealth.
As life is unpredictable, it is better to start planning sooner rather than later. In fact, upon attaining the legal age of majority in your state of residence (typically at age 18), you should begin considering some form of an estate plan.
Cryptocurrency has changed the nature of what can be considered an asset, and that’s affected estate planning, too, the process of allocating your assets to your heirs on your death.
The management of one of the world’s most valuable art collections has now been passed to Paloma Ruiz Picasso, the last of Pablo Picasso’s four children.