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Estate Planning Lessons from Your Friends on “Downton Abbey”

Estate Planning Lessons from Your Friends on “Downton Abbey”

This isn't a joke. The viewers of this high-end PBS costume drama, which takes place about a century ago, could very likely be your clients'

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How to Pay for the Kids’ College

How to Pay for the Kids’ College

Given the rising cost of most college tuitions, the complexity of college loan agreements and the difficulty for most middle-income families in simply maintaining their

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Key Documents Are Essential before Signs of Dementia

Key Documents Are Essential before Signs of Dementia

In the beginning stages of dementia, someone who handles the family finances forgetting to pay bills is just one common warning sign. The spouse doesn’t

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Be a Farmer like “Old McForbes” and “Mr. Green Jeans” Bon Jovi and Reap the Tax Benefits

Be a Farmer like “Old McForbes” and “Mr. Green Jeans” Bon Jovi and Reap the Tax Benefits

A gentleman farmer is a wealthy landowner who oversees a small farm purely for the pleasure of it—and, perhaps, for the pleasure of the tax

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Thought about Dying Lately?

Thought about Dying Lately?

Most of us don't. However, if a close friend suddenly passes away, this shocking and unexpected event might make you think about death and how

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The Estate of Mr. Cub Already in Foul Territory

The Estate of Mr. Cub Already in Foul Territory

Widely beloved in Chicago and the baseball world, Ernie Banks — a/k/a Mr. Cub — rose from humble beginnings.  He began his career earning seven

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Brando “Coulda Been a Contenda” in Estate Planning

Brando “Coulda Been a Contenda” in Estate Planning

Unquestionably, Marlon Brando was one of the leading actors of the 20th century. The well-known Godfather was always in firm control … until it came

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Dispute over Doctor’s Multimillion Dollar Estate Headed for Trial

Dispute over Doctor’s Multimillion Dollar Estate Headed for Trial

The fight over the multimillion-dollar estate of renowned plastic surgeon and burn treatment pioneer Richard Grossman, who died last March at age 81, is headed

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How’s That New Year’s Resolution Coming to Organize Your Finances?

How’s That New Year’s Resolution Coming to Organize Your Finances?

Gaining control over our finances is usually at or near the top of all New Year’s resolutions.  What many people don’t realize, though, is that

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Fighting Begins in the Robin Williams Estate

Fighting Begins in the Robin Williams Estate

The comedian Robin Williams hadn't been deceased for long when a fight erupted over some of his belongings. Williams' third wife and his three children

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ABLE Accounts Offer Savings Strategy for Kids with Special Needs

ABLE Accounts Offer Savings Strategy for Kids with Special Needs

Leslie Sieleni found out her son had Down syndrome when he was 5 days old. Now 14, Sean Sieleni talks about driving a car, going

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Family Feuding over Robin Williams’ Estate

Family Feuding over Robin Williams’ Estate

There doesn’t appear to be much doubt that Robin Williams conveyed his estate plans to his family in the years before his tragic suicide last

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