Long-term care insurance is one of the biggest topics of conversation among retirees and estate planners. The industry is going through a period of turmoil with many policyholders now cashing in on their long-term care needs and few new buyers signing up for long-term care insurance. As a result, companies…
There are many couples at retirement age that have been together for years but have opted to not get married for personal, professional, or legal reasons. For these unmarried couples, estate planning is crucial if you want your partner to inherit from your estate. If the homeowner dies without a…
In the age of the internet, concern must be paid to the digital assets in addition to the physical assets of your estate when you pass away. While there have been considerable issues with this in the past, social media companies are finally instituting policies to handle the social media…
Celebrity estate stories are rife with lessons about mistakes to avoid when creating an estate plan, such as problems with the estates of James Gandolfini, James Brown, and Anna Nicole Smith. Poor estate planning can lead to probate, taxes, and family disputes. Failing to create an estate plan or drafting…
The White House has come forward and stated that President Barack Obama’s advisers would recommend that he veto pending bill, authored by Republicans, which would repeal the federal estate tax. A veto on the bill could happen as soon as Thursday, although experts believed that it stood little chance of…
The White House administration is pushing for legislation that would make it harder for retirement fund brokers to push higher fee mutual funds or other expensive products to people who are trying to save for retirement. The plan, issued by the federal Labor Department, would require brokers to act in…
When a couple is getting married the last thing that they are typically worried about is estate planning. However, once the honeymoon is over you should sit down with your new spouse and update your individual estate plans to reflect the new status of your marriage. The following tips are…
Living and working abroad while maintaining your United States citizenship can add a layer of complexity to the estate planning process. International property, assets, accounts, taxation, and other issues that can affect estate plans must be considered that normally do not complicate the estate planning process. If you expect to…
A lot of people who are saving for retirement prefer to use Roth IRAs as part of their retirement plan. This after-tax income can go a long way in retirement, but annual contribution limits can place a constraint on how much money can be saved. Fortunately, there are “back door”…
In a bizarre care, a woman in New Hampshire admitted in court that she told police that she dug up her father’s grave in search of his “real will” but was rewarded with only vodka and cigarettes. Melanie Nash, 53, pleaded guilty last week as one of four people who…