Archive for March, 2008

How Can a Trust Avoid Probate?

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

What is a Trust?A Trust is a legal entity and so are you. In most cases Trusts are created to hold assets for the creator of the trust. Anything you transfer from your own ownership to the ownership of the trust becomes property of the trust.Many legal experts believe ...

How Estate Planning Can Help You Right Now

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Public awareness of estate planning is growing a rapid rate. People today are increasingly concerned with the distribution of their assets after death and with sparing their loved ones the added burden of inheritance and estate taxes, when possible. Yet, while more and more individuals begin to understand the need ...

Basics Of Estate Tax Planning

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

We spend our lives trying to build our assets for retirement, and passing something on to our kids and grandchildren. We plan on how to save on income taxes,but overlook our estates. Many of us don't even have wills or have them up to date. We have nothing in place ...