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The holidays are upon us. It’s also a good time to get started with some Old Year end and New Year beginning planning activities, especially

Today’s families are a lot different than Ward and June Cleaver. There are more families today with non-traditional situations than ever before. It is very

When you're over 50 and facing divorce from a long-term marriage, coming to a settlement agreement that will safeguard a comfortable financial future is complicated.

During this festive time of year, dwelling on estate planning may seem like a bit of a downer. Yet the end of the year is

It is the giving time of year, and whether your gift is in another person's name to a charity, or as a donation directly to

Longevity has a way of upending estate planning. When New York City philanthropist Brooke Astor died in 2007 at age 105 with a $100 million

Mention a trust, and the first thing most people think of is a spoiled kid living off an inherited fortune without having worked a single

Up until a few years ago, a common estate-planning technique included the use of irrevocable trusts to own life insurance intended for the payment of

AARP says to head off bickering over your personal possessions, consider supplementing your will with a letter of instruction, an informal document that you can

One of the most difficult tasks facing someone taking care of a loved one's estate is figuring out which items are valuable. We all know

Between life insurance, wills and other financial tools, many parents of more meager means can also take steps to make sure their kids will be

No one really wants to talk about death. But physical death is inevitable, for everyone. The death of a spouse, family member or close friend