Category: Estate Planning
Bacall’s loss of her husband when her children were young does point to some of the issues surviving spouses face when there is a difference of age of 20 years or more. Of course, May-December marriages don’t only happen in Hollywood, and the resources and circumstances can be very different. In recent article titled “Bogie […]
Inheriting in trust can mean a lot of different things, but usually comes with benefits that are not available otherwise. Consider establishing an estate plan so your beneficiaries can inherit in trust. You may know you want to give an inheritance to your heirs, but do you know the right way to do it? Let’s […]
The biggest mistake people make when they inherit a chunk of money is not thinking it through, said Meg Green, a certified financial planner and CEO of Meg Green and Associates in Miami. “People who don’t have means often squander the money on things they have been dying to have all these years, and then […]
One of the perennial issues high-net worth families worry about is how they can pass their wealth to the next generation without spoiling their kids or destroying their drive or ambition. If you are afraid your heirs may become spoiled by their inheritances, your fear is justified. Many people are apprehensive when deciding how to […]
For millions of people over the decades, the power of attorney has been an inexpensive way to give someone the right to act on another person’s behalf. But its power is not always absolute and when it fails, the consequences can be nothing short of disastrous. Maybe your power of attorney isn’t so powerful after […]
“I saw an alarming increase in the number of probate and trust litigation cases. It was just devastating families, and the attorneys’ fee were just consuming whatever estate was there,” said Sally Mulhern, whose office is at 155 Fleet St. “I didn’t want to see this trend continue. I wanted to do something to get […]
If the SCF represents a good cross section of the country (it really tries), that means that overall about 0.95 percent of Americans have a trust fund from their parents. Have you set up a trust fund for your kids? If not, you might think trusts don’t apply to your financial situation. But what if […]
There are often particular assets in one’s estate which may require special consideration either due to its nature, value, or significance. Passing along financial assets from your estate is typically straight-forward. However, special assets that are not so cut-and-dry require careful planning and possibly call for special estate planning tools to be used. The Lake […]
The woman wore frumpy house dresses, drove a beat-up old Chevy Cavalier, lived modestly in a two-family house on Washington Avenue across from Albany High School and harbored an astonishing secret. Few realized she was the millionaire next door, possessed of an investment portfolio that included tens of thousands of shares of Exxon Mobil and other […]
If you are about to send a child off to college or to a gap-year program, you’re probably busy with last-minute shopping, packing and worrying about roommates. Here’s one more thing you should do as you prepare for the big separation: Ask this young adult to sign a durable power of attorney and a health […]
