
If I Buy a House, Should I have an Estate Plan?
Buying a home is one of the most common triggers for creating an estate plan.

Buying a home is one of the most common triggers for creating an estate plan.

To be tax efficient, which types of assets should you live off of in retirement, and which should you plan on passing down? There’s a bit of art to the equation, and how you plan can make a big difference to your beneficiaries.

We all have heard about family conflict stories. Someday, someone with the capital dies, and there is a war among family members.

The death of a loved one results in an emotional grief that, when combined with large sums of money on the line, can cause the beneficiaries of the will or trust or the heirs of the deceased to challenge the validity, interpretation, or administration of the will or trust.

Estate planning can be an emotional and challenging endeavor. However, here are three tips to make it easier and to help you prepare for the future.

I am one of three daughters who will inherit our home when our parents pass away. They have a mortgage on the home and some credit card debt. Would it be wise for us to purchase their home before their death, so their mortgage debt is paid off?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a parent transferring the title of a home to a child?

What Emergency Documents Should I Have?

Putting your last wishes on paper is critical to ensuring your family is taken care of when you die.

Many baby boomers may hesitate to discuss money with their children. However, the reality is that a massive amount of wealth will be transferred in the next couple of decades. Cerulli Associates estimates that about $68 trillion will move between generations within 25 years, with most of those assets transferred to Generation X households.