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Why You Should Get Your Kids an Estate Plan Wills and Trusts Attorney in Glendale We are fairly certain the last thing your 18-year-old kid is thinking about is an estate plan. And you are probably not thinking about one for them either, but you should be. Here’s why: once your child turns 18, you…
How to Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft When a Loved One Dies A new trend in identity theft – afterlife identity theft – is on the rise, with thieves scouring obituaries for personal information to steal the identities of those who have passed. When you lose a loved one, it is important to take…
Learn From the Expensive Mistakes & Smart Decisions Made By Actor James Gandolfini In Planning for His Estate James Gandolfini, the actor best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano on HBO’s The Sopranos, died suddenly last month while on vacation in Italy. His will is already on the Internet, available for everyone to read…
Planning for What Happens Last Seth Godin is a well known and oft-quoted American entrepreneur who has authored 13 best sellers that have been translated into 33 languages. Recently, he wrote a post on his blog at SethGodin.com that is a must-read for everyone. I am reprinting it here in its entirety, so please take…
Making a Plan for Your Digital Assets According to a 2011 McAfee study, Americans value the digital assets they own across multiple digital devices at nearly $55,000. Unfortunately, a vast majority of us have not planned for what happens to these assets after we’re gone. Estate planning for digital assets is growing as fast as…
How to Ensure Your Life Insurance Benefits Go to Your Heirs Recently, 11 major life insurance companies agreed to pay $763 million to the heirs of deceased policyholders after it was discovered the companies continued billing customers for their policies even after they were dead. This agreement is the second in the last two years…
The Talk You Need to Have With Your Parents When you were a kid, your parents dreaded the talk they had to have with you. You know the one. Well, now that you are an adult, there’s a talk you need to have with your parents that is likely to be just as squirm-worthy –…
5 Steps to Fix Your Battered Retirement Plan It’s no secret that a majority of Americans are ill-prepared for retirement. A recent Forbes.com post detailed the 5 steps you can take now to being repairing the hole in your retirement plan: 1. Pay yourself first. Set up an account that is not easy for you…
10 Common Errors When Naming Life Insurance Beneficiaries That Will Hurt the People You Love – and How to Fix Them If you make a mistake in naming beneficiaries for your life insurance policy, the people you love will end up being hurt. Insure.com recently provided a list of the 10 life insurance beneficiary mistakes…
How to Avoid Family Conflict When Making an Estate Plan Unfortunately, money has a habit of bringing out the worst in people, even in the best of families. One of the most important reasons to get your [city/state] estate plan handled is to keep your family out of conflict. And, yet, without the right counsel,…