It’s Your Independence Day !!!
Congratulations! After decades of work, you’re ready to retire and celebrate your own personal Independence Day. Maybe you’re planning to spend more time with the
Congratulations! After decades of work, you’re ready to retire and celebrate your own personal Independence Day. Maybe you’re planning to spend more time with the
Building and living off a nest egg is tough. However, you can make the situation even more difficult if you run afoul of some key laws governing retirement accounts.
Part of being a responsible homeowner is having a proper estate plan in place. After all, considering the home is generally the largest asset most people own, it’s prudent to ensure this asset is passed to the people you wish to leave it to.
If you really want to help your heirs out, these are some of the best assets to leave them.
No one has to accept inherited assets. Inherited assets can be disclaimed.
If you decide to leave assets in a trust for your beneficiaries, consider your designation of trustee carefully. The most important person in the trust framework is the trustee, the one responsible for managing trust assets.
Death is not a favorite conversation topic. However, we all know it is something we must at some point discuss. The loss of a close friend or family member, or an event, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, seems to bring the topic to the forefront.
The period leading up to and shortly after losing a close relative is often one of the most emotionally demanding times that we, as humans, experience.
The coronavirus pandemic has certainly caused havoc and concern for many people, particularly in regard to their health and their finances — and these two areas intersect in estate planning. So, if you haven’t drawn up your estate plans yet, or you think they may need to be revised, now may be a good time to act.”
I am currently married but I purchased a home from my mother before my marriage. I added my younger sister to the deed at the time of purchase, so the house would remain in the family if something happened to me. I have been paying the mortgage and bills myself for three years now. However, now that I’m married to a great woman, who would get the house when I die?