» Estate Planning

Irrevocable trust document binding your estate plan

Implementing an Irrevocable Trust in Your Estate Plan

When you begin planning your estate, you might be wondering if an irrevocable trust is a good option. While a wide variety of trusts may be utilized to accomplish your estate planning objectives, this type of trust can be beneficial for those seeking… Read More
Read More
Categories: Estate Planning
Selective focus on the word

Tips to Avoid Probate

Probate is the court-supervised process by which an individual’s estate is distributed to their beneficiaries. These legal proceedings can be lengthy and costly — and many people wish to help ensure their loved ones avoid going through the public… Read More
Read More
Categories: Estate Planning
double exposure image of coin stacks on technology financial graph background concept.

Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Until recent years, those planning their estates did not have to be concerned with anything other than their physical property and liquid assets. Now, technology and digital assets have become part of everyday life and must be thought about when plan… Read More
Read More
living will with pills and eyeglasses on wooden table concept

Is A Will Good Enough or Should I Have a Living Trust?

One of the most common questions asked during the estate planning process is whether a last will and testament is sufficient, or a living trust is also needed. The answer is that it depends. Neither estate planning tool is better than the other — t… Read More
Read More
Categories: Estate Planning

The Times They Are A-Changin': Digital Assets and Your Estate Plan

For time immemorial, estate planners never had to worry about digital assets. But with the ever increasing reliance on and use of technology in the daily lives of the average American, estate planners must now consider the importance of digital asset… Read More
Read More

Choosing a Roth IRA

One of the most-discussed ways of saving for retirement is through an Individual Retirement Arrangement or “IRA.” An IRA is a tax-advantaged retirement plan set up and managed by an individual (unless a financial advisor is hired to manage the in… Read More
Read More

A GRAT way to transfer wealth. Well, at least for now...

If you possess assets that are appreciating fast (or at least you think they will), the GRAT is simply one of the most effective ways of transferring value at a low cost. The future of this technique is not clear, however, as proposed legislation cou… Read More
Read More

Private annuities

A private annuity can be an effective way of transferring wealth to a family member, freezing the estate, avoiding estate and gift tax, and ensuring a lifetime stream of income. If the estate planning goal is to transfer assets to family members duri… Read More
Read More

The fine art of fine art investments

In recent years, fine art has increasingly been viewed as a wise alternative investment and as a means to better achieve diversification. The low correlation of fine art to more traditional markets and a reasonable risk to reward ratio makes it an at… Read More
Read More

Estate planning in a low-interest-rate environment

Low interest rates create planning opportunities for estate planning and their clients. The techniques benefited by the current low interest rates include intra- family loans, SCINs, installment sales to grantor trusts, GRATs, CLATs and charitable gi… Read More
Read More