Archive for August, 2010

Review: Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Buy it now $21.99 $12.13Executing an estate or a trust fund is a big responsibility. Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies contains advice for handling estates and trusts of any size. It offers solid pointers on reading and interpreting a will and other documents, and helping heirs avoid paying too much (or ...

Estate Planning An Overview

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Estate taxes are better known as the death tax, because it is the tax levied on the total value of the assets (estate) of a deceased person before the estate is transferred to the beneficiaries or next of kin. So steep is this tax, that avoiding or reducing it is ...

What is an Estate Plan?

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

An Estate plan is essentially several legal documents brought together to guide nominated persons through decisions you have made about the end of your life. In specific terms, a Will, a Living Will and a Power of Attorney all need to be incorporated into the Estate plan. Trust documents may ...