It is no surprise to find that parents want to provide for their children and grandchildren both during life and after a parent’s death. To this end, many smart parents employ some form of estate planning, most commonly through the use of trusts. However, the manner in which the trust is structured can greatly affect whether your dispositive wishes are fulfilled. Without proper planning, circumstances such as a child’s divorce or financial irresponsibility can result in … [Read more...]
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The Intersection of Asset Protection Planning and Estate Planning – Part II
As part of the Estate Planning process, an attorney explores numerous topics with the client to help create a unique plan tailored to the client’s circumstances. Many estate plans use a trust as the centerpiece of the plan. Some clients want to explore asset protection and let the attorney know they want to consider offshore planning. Sometimes, offshore planning works, but often it causes additional issues. Read on to learn more. … [Read more...]
Scams, Swindles, and Fraud, Oh My!
More and more often, it seems that financial swindles are front-page news. Even seemingly savvy investors have been swindled out of their life savings. One swindle, involving Bernie Madoff and his investment company, recently ended in a guilty plea to numerous counts of fraud. Investors discovered that $65 billion in their investment accounts held by Madoff simply did not exist. The investors that fell prey to the Madoff ponzi scheme had been very happy. Their investments always performed … [Read more...]
The Intersection of Asset Protection Planning and Estate Planning – Part I
As part of the Estate Planning process, an attorney explores numerous topics with the client to help create a unique plan tailored to the client’s circumstances. Many estate plans use a trust as the centerpiece of the plan. Inevitably, clients want to understand the degree, if any, of asset protection that will result from the creation of a trust. There are numerous ways to achieve asset protection planning for a client. Read on to learn more. … [Read more...]
Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan
Estate Planning. To many people, it sounds complicated and foreign, something only the wealthy or the elderly need to worry about. It is often not at the top of the priority list for single people or for young couples. Even parents with young children, who know they should at least have a Will, tend to think of estate planning as somehow beyond their reach. In truth, regardless of your age, your situation in life, or your level of wealth, estate planning accomplishes certain universal … [Read more...]
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