Having an estate plan – whether a will or trust – shows that you have the foresight to ensure that your assets get distributed the way that you want them. The benefits of having an estate plan are many and include protecting your beneficiaries, protecting young...
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The importance of health care directives and powers of attorney
In estate planning, ideally, you want control over important decisions related to your assets and personal matters. This includes matters tied to your health and finances. This is why it remains critical to include a health care directive as well as medical and...
When do individuals need to update their estate plans?
Completing your estate plan is an important and commendable step in ensuring financial security for your family in the future. But it is not the last step. In fact, without regular check-ins and updates, your plan can become out-of-date and unable to do the things you...
Trusts: a powerful estate planning tool
Your life savings and estate won’t be useful to you after your death, but they will be to your family. You can ensure a comfortable and secure life for your loved ones by setting up a trust that will distribute your estate among them when you are gone. With a trust,...
Estate planning is not one-size-fits-all
Some products and services are the same for everyone. But most of the time, you get the best value when you can customize what you are buying for your individual tastes, needs and goals. Just like you would not buy a pair of one-size-fits-all jeans, a generic estate...
Estate planning that may keep the family peace
People who are thinking about getting the documents together for their estate plans no doubt want to make sure what they have in place won't create bad feelings between family members. There is estate planning help for Massachusetts residents looking to keep peace in...
Estate planning: Lifetime gifting can minimize taxes
Those who want to minimize taxes on their estate plans should consider lifetime gifting. The time has never been better for Massachusetts residents to do so in their estate planning since the lifetime exemption for estates and gifts is at an all-time high...
Side-stepping some common estate planning problems
People thinking about writing a will or any other estate documents will want to make sure everything is in order for their heirs. Estate planning in Massachusetts should be comprehensive. In other words, an estate plan needs to ensure they have all the...
Can I help my parents preserve their assets?
One major concern of adult children of elderly parents is that their parents' assets will all be drained in order to pay for the care and medical treatment they may later need. That's a legitimate concern for sure.But the good news is that there is a way to both...
Building a financial emergency kit during estate planning
It is always wise to be prepared for things that might not happen. When Massachusetts residents begin doing some estate planning, experts say they should also consider putting into place a financial emergency kit for their families, just in case. Those types of...