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.

Featured Video

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

Featured Presentation

Principles of Preserving Wealth

How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.

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.

Intellectual Property and Your Estate

Do you have intellectual property? Consider how you might include your IP into your estate strategy in this detailed article.

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

• Articles

  A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes

  An overview of some fundamental steps when a loved one passes.

  And the Executor Is

  The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.

  Succeeding at Business Succession

  There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

  Put It in a Letter

  A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.

  A Living Trust Primer

  Living trusts are popular, but their appropriateness will depend upon your individual needs and objectives.

  Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date

  Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."

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• Calculators

  What's My Potential Estate Tax?

  This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.

  What Is My Life Expectancy?

  Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.

  What Is My Current Net Worth?

  Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.

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• Presentations

  Principles of Preserving Wealth

  How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.

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• Videos

  Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

  Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

  When Do You Need a Will?

  When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

  Safeguard Your Digital Estate

  If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

  4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

  Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

  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.

  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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