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Veterans Need to Get Tough on VA Benefits

Veterans Need to Get Tough on VA Benefits

“In the words of Winston Churchill: ‘Never, never, never give up.'” The VA is a gigantic system with millions of veterans enrolled. There are several

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Pro Football Players Get Estate Planning Playbook

Pro Football Players Get Estate Planning Playbook

“The biggest questions they have when they retire are: What do I do next, and how do I make my money stretch after I’m not

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How Do I Leave my Social Media Account in My Will?

How Do I Leave my Social Media Account in My Will?

“You have to plan ahead… As more wealth moves into the cloud, good luck tracking this stuff.” Andrew Magliochetti always feared dying without an estate

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Helping your Parents Downsize

Helping your Parents Downsize

“People are not relying on the way things used to be.” Theauthor of aChicago Tribune article titled “Don’t want to burden your children? Plan now,”

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Robin Williams’ Death Causes Heartache for Fans and Heirs Alike

Robin Williams’ Death Causes Heartache for Fans and Heirs Alike

“What if your spouse dies unexpectedly?” More details of Robin Williams’ 2014 suicide became available last week, when his widow Susan Williams revealed new and

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Tips on Conducting a Stress-Free Estate Sale

Tips on Conducting a Stress-Free Estate Sale

“Choosing a trusted estate sales professional should not be taken lightly.” Estate sales come at a time when families are at a crossroads resulting from

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Give Your Family a Strong Sense of Security

Give Your Family a Strong Sense of Security

“No one wants to think about the possibility of a spouse passing away. But neglecting to prepare for that possibility makes life all the more

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Consider This Strategy to Keep Your Estate From Getting Whacked

Consider This Strategy to Keep Your Estate From Getting Whacked

When he died in 2013 at the untimely age of 51, actor James Gandolfini bequeathed a financial disaster to his heirs. Gandolfini hadn’t properly prepared

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Avoiding Common Estate Planning Mistakes

Avoiding Common Estate Planning Mistakes

Knowing what the most common estate planning mistakes are is a great first step, but it does not do any good unless you also know

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Reforming a Will Because of a Mistake

Reforming a Will Because of a Mistake

A new decision by the Supreme Court of California has interesting implications for when a will can be reformed by the court. Irving Duke created

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Avoiding Escheatment

Avoiding Escheatment

The process by which a state government claims ownership of a deceased person’s accounts who has no heirs or beneficiaries is called escheatment. It is

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What To Do First When Inheriting

What To Do First When Inheriting

Even experienced financial advisors can get caught up in the complications of dealing with an inheritance. After receiving an inheritance from his mother that included

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