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How should I handle Memorabilia in my estate planning?
Asset Protection

How Should I Handle Memorabilia in My Estate Planning?

Memorabilia collections, by their nature, are specialized and unique. When considering your estate planning, it’s important to think about what you require of your beneficiaries — if you’re not planning on selling your collection — and how you can make that process as easy as possible for your family. What will your spouse or children have to deal with as they dispose of the items?

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Can I Enroll in Medicare While I’m Still Working?
Asset Distribution

Can I Enroll in Medicare While I’m Still Working?

Here are some answers to common questions surrounding retirement postponement and Medicare coverage, including common misperceptions.

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What Should You Know about Funeral Planning?
Estate Planning

What Should You Know about Funeral Planning?

Losing a loved one is stressful enough without having to deal with a botched funeral. Preplanning, due diligence and good communication can head off difficult surprises.

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An Estate Planning Nightmare
Beneficiaries

An Estate Planning Nightmare

A badly in debt woman dies leaving the proceeds of substantial insurance policies to her children only to have her trust contested by relatives who claim an amendment naming the children as beneficiaries is invalid with no witnesses, misspelled names, suspicious signatures and was never given to previous trustees for review as required by agreement. A long, expensive, and protracted legal battle likely is brewing.

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Avoiding Common IRA Blunders
Estate Planning

Avoiding Common IRA Blunders

Millions of Americans use both traditional and Roth IRAs to save for retirement. However, that doesn’t mean they all have a full understanding of how IRAs work.

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Should I Consider Working with an Elder Law Attorney?
Elder Law

Should I Consider Working with an Elder Law Attorney?

Elder law attorneys can assist family caregivers in understanding their loved one’s current situation and outlining possible solutions for the future.

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Advantages of Putting Your Home in a Trust
Beneficiary

Advantages of Putting Your Home in a Trust

If you have a residence you would like to pass onto loved ones after your death, and you’re worried about your home going into probate, you may want to put your home in a property trust.

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An Estate Planning Nightmare
Burial

How Can I Relieve My Family’s Stress When I Die?

In this article, we discuss seven specific ways that you can make life easier for your loved ones after you die.

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What Can a Power of Attorney Do With Your Money?
Agent

What Can a Power of Attorney Do With Your Money?

The first step in understanding whether a power of attorney can transfer money to themselves is to understand the different types of power of attorney.

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Annuities and Annuity Beneficiaries
Annuity

Annuities and Annuity Beneficiaries

An annuity beneficiary is a person or entity that receives the benefit of an annuity after the death of the annuity owner. Who you choose to be the beneficiary of your annuity depends on several factors, including the type of annuity you own and your financial goals for it.

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