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Jun 27, 20171 min read
Protect Your Assets with Estate Planning in Torrance CA
You have probably noticed at some point or another, that the U.S. is a very lawsuit happy country, much more so than most European...
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Jun 23, 20172 min read
A Happy Retirement Takes Planning
In the past, people usually retired when they reached 65. They stayed near their family homes and died after just a couple of years. We...
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Jun 21, 20172 min read
Your Debt and Your Demise
It is not a secret that most Americans owe money to someone. The people of the U.S. are used to buying things on credit and, as a...
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Jun 16, 20171 min read
Charity vs Children
Wealthy parents whose children do not get independently wealthy on their own, often fear that leaving those children a large inheritance...
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Jun 14, 20171 min read
Consider a SLAT for an Uncertain Future
Given recent events in Washington, it is understandable if wealthy people are more than a little nervous about their estate plans. Just...
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Jun 13, 20171 min read
Donor Advised Funds
Giving to charity is not as simple as writing a check and sending it in the mail. Sure, it can be done like that, but if you want to make...
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Jun 9, 20172 min read
Why Trusts Are Better Than Wills in Torrance CA
If you spend any time at all talking to estate planning attorneys or researching estate planning online, it will not be long before you...
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Jun 6, 20171 min read
Protect Your Digital Assets
It was not that long ago when the Internet was new and primarily seen as nothing more than a source of entertainment for most people....
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Jun 2, 20171 min read
Just Living Together After 50 in Torrance CA
The trend over the last few decades has been for people to get remarried late in life. This has created many issues for estate planning...
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May 30, 20172 min read
Treating Children Fairly does not mean equally
The default estate planning option for people with more than one child is to divide their estates equally between their children. That is...
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May 26, 20171 min read
No Estate Tax Does NOT Mean no Estate Planning
A big part of modern estate planning is planning around the estate tax. Many estate planning instruments were designed to help lower the...
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May 18, 20172 min read
Making Sure Your Family Has the Cash They Need in Torrance CA
People often go to great lengths to get an estate plan carefully crafted that covers every possible need their family could have. That is...
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May 17, 20171 min read
Getting Upset Over Another's Estate Plan
There is a very human tendency to get upset whenever we initially feel slighted by someone else. A recent advice column in philly.com,...
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May 16, 20172 min read
Do Not Put Your Will in the Bank
A will is only effective if it can be used after you pass away to administer your estate. If no one knows where your will is or if it has...
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May 12, 20171 min read
Farmers Need Continuation Plans
It is not a particularly easy time to be a family farmer in the U.S. Farmers face competition from agricultural imports from all over the...
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May 8, 20171 min read
The Family Vacation Home
For many people, the best memories they have of spending time with their families is at a family vacation home when their children were...
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May 4, 20171 min read
Avoiding Probate in Torrance CA
For most people, the word "probate" conjures up nightmare scenarios of protracted estate battles that cost lots of money and tear...
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May 2, 20171 min read
Estate Planning Prevents Family Fights in Torrance CA
Only the most sadistic people among us, would really want their families to fight over their estates. The goal for almost everyone is for...
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May 1, 20171 min read
Family Wealth Does Not Always Last
James Jewett Stillman's greatest lasting achievement was running the bank that eventually grew into Citigroup. However, he had another...
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Apr 28, 20171 min read
Absolute Minimal Estate Planning in Torrance CA
You need to do some estate planning. Even if you think that you do not, you do. So schedule a consultation with an estate planning...
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