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Godparents Lack Legal Rights If Not Named as Guardians for Minor Children
Estate Planning

Godparents Lack Legal Rights If Not Named as Guardians for Minor Children

Godparents provide spiritual guidance and mentorship to your children. However, they can only legally care for your kids if you name them guardians for minor ...
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Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) Can Help Protect Seniors’ Rights
Estate Planning

Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) Can Help Protect Seniors’ Rights

A Guardian ad Litem is a court-appointed individual who serves as a neutral advocate who looks beyond family disputes or conflicting interests to represent the ...
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Can Estate Planning Strategies Protect Cryptocurrency?
Estate Planning

Can Estate Planning Strategies Protect Cryptocurrency?

Creditors, hackers and frivolous lawsuit filers could be targeting your cryptocurrencies. These essential estate planning and asset protection strategies could help.
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What Is the Great Wealth Transfer?
Estate Planning

What Is the Great Wealth Transfer?

If you're counting on a piece of the $84 trillion in inherited wealth that's expected to change hands in the next 10 years, you might ...
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How a Terminal Diagnosis Clarifies Estate Planning
Estate Planning

How a Terminal Diagnosis Clarifies Estate Planning

This won’t come as a big surprise: Dying makes you look at the world in a different way — the world of money included.
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What the Loss of Step-Up in Basis could Mean for Estate Plans
Estate Planning

What the Loss of Step-Up in Basis could Mean for Estate Plans

Estate planning has long been about building and preserving wealth, minimizing taxes and smoothly transferring assets across generations.
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Does an Estate Plan Improve Retirement?
Estate Planning

Does an Estate Plan Improve Retirement?

These estate and legacy planning tools and strategies can help lower your taxes, protect your wealth and more, leaving you to relax during your golden ...
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How to Create a Comprehensive Estate Plan in Five Steps
Estate Planning

How to Create a Comprehensive Estate Plan in Five Steps

Yet, as life unfolds, having a well-structured estate plan becomes crucial – it can serve as a roadmap for your loved ones, ensuring that your ...
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How the Inherited IRA Rule Change May Affect You
Estate Planning

How the Inherited IRA Rule Change May Affect You

An inherited individual retirement account rule change for 2025 could trigger a 25% tax penalty for certain heirs.
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Maximizing Gifting Strategies Through Paying for Higher Education or Healthcare Expenses
Estate Planning

Maximizing Gifting Strategies Through Paying for Higher Education or Healthcare Expenses

Strategic gifting can reduce tax burdens while providing financial support for loved ones, especially when covering education or medical costs.
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