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Wells Fargo Keeps Funds from Widow

Wells Fargo Keeps Funds from Widow

One of the standards of local TV news is a segment that has a reporter investigate and try to help with a community member’s problems.

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Hendrix Family Feud Resolved For Now

Hendrix Family Feud Resolved For Now

The latest in a long string of battles between Jimi Hendrix’s siblings may have been settled, but with proper estate planning it might not have

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The 411 on Trusts and Trustees

The 411 on Trusts and Trustees

You don’t have to be a CEO or multimillionaire to benefit from a trust. If you have highly specific wishes on how and when you

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It Happened: Your Kid is now a Legal Adult!

It Happened: Your Kid is now a Legal Adult!

Parents of college-bound students may be so distracted by tuition payments and dorm-room shopping that they forget one important fact: your 18-year-old “child” is a

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Three Things to Think about before Writing Your Will

Three Things to Think about before Writing Your Will

It may be an unpleasant task to think about your own mortality, but the fact is, writing a will is one of the smartest financial

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Estate Planning is a Process, Not a One-Time Event

Estate Planning is a Process, Not a One-Time Event

Estate planning requires clients to prepare for a future they won’t be here to see. That idea can be disconcerting, so it’s no surprise that

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The Latest on Mr. Cub’s Bench-Clearing Estate Brawl

The Latest on Mr. Cub’s Bench-Clearing Estate Brawl

The widow of Ernie Banks is scheduled to meet in person next month with the longtime caretaker named as the sole beneficiary in his will

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The Importance of Keeping Beneficiary Designations Up-To-Date

The Importance of Keeping Beneficiary Designations Up-To-Date

Life insurance policies and retirement plans are key components of most estate plans today. In many cases, they represent the majority of assets in an

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Estate Planning and Bitcoins

Estate Planning and Bitcoins

Some people treat Bitcoins like currency and spend them as such. However, planning for an estate that contains Bitcoins is different than planning for an

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Psychiatrist Alleged to Have Seduced Patient for an Estate

Psychiatrist Alleged to Have Seduced Patient for an Estate

Allegations of undue influence in estates normally involve an elderly person who is alleged to have been wrongly influenced by a caretaker into leaving an

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Frequent Flier Miles and Your Estate

Frequent Flier Miles and Your Estate

If you are a member of an airline rewards program, take a look at the fine print of the program’s terms and conditions. You will

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“Unreasonable” Disinheritance Overturned

“Unreasonable” Disinheritance Overturned

The normal rule is that a person can do whatever he or she wishes with an estate plan, as long as a few basic principles

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