Estate
Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.
Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
Determining the value of your estate, or for someone who has passed away, can be a complex undertaking.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities
Planning for a child with special needs can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.
A Living Trust Primer
Living trusts are popular, but their appropriateness will depend upon your individual needs and objectives.
Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge
Estate management can help ensure that your assets are transferred according to your wishes while managing tax issues.
A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes
An overview of some fundamental steps when a loved one passes.
Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
Determining the value of your estate, or for someone who has passed away, can be a complex undertaking.
Are You Prepared for an Estate Tax Sunset?
The federal estate tax exemption sunsets in 2025. Learn more about what to do to make the most of the higher threshold.
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What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?