Funding your trust is the crucial step to making sure your estate plan works when the time comes. If you have an estate plan, you've already taken a crucial step in ensuring that your assets and property are distributed according to your wishes after you pass away. However, simply creating an estate plan is [...]
Sometimes it isn't as easy as leaving everything to your kids... do you need an incentive trust? Regardless of your wealth, all of our family dynamics are different. You may have children that you want to leave everything to, but there may be one thing holding you back. Considering the maturity of your trustees [...]
Should you name your children as trustees of your trust? The answer varies greatly depending on your situation. For the most part we always want to treat our children equally. Some circumstances, however, don't warrant giving your children the same responsibilities. When you are setting up your estate plan, or trust, you are naming [...]
Estate planning can be an overwhelming task, leading many people to make mistakes by taking shortcuts or pushing off important tasks to complete your plan. Whether you already have an established estate plan or you’re thinking of starting one, estate planning shortcuts can lead to costly mistakes for you and your loved one. Read on [...]
The Term “Beneficiaries” Beneficiary is the legal term for the person or people who will inherit your assets. You may also think of “heir” or “inheritance”, these are all related to beneficiaries. Beneficiaries of an estate may receive your assets including money, investments, property, personal belongings, etc. The beneficiaries of someone’s estate will be [...]
