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Feb 17, 20171 min read
Signing an Inheritance Away in Torrance CA
Recently, MarketWatch published an advice column with the following question as its title: "My drug-addicted friend signed away his...
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Feb 13, 20171 min read
Estate Planning Challenges for a Really Long Life
No one can guarantee that they will live a longer than normal life, no matter how much money they have to spend on their health care....
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Feb 10, 20171 min read
Changing Residence and Your Estate Plan
Given the choice, many people would much rather live in the warm, sunny climates of states such as Florida and Arizona instead of the...
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Jan 25, 20171 min read
Reasons to Change Your Estate Plan in Torrance CA
Estate planning attorneys always tell their clients that anytime the client undergoes a significant change in life circumstances, the...
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Jan 24, 20171 min read
Will Trump Kill the Estate Tax?
The estate tax is a one of those hot button issues over which political parties are sharply divided. While campaigning for the...
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Jan 19, 20172 min read
Lesser Known Estate Planning Mistakes in Torrance CA
Celebrities are perhaps more aware than anyone else, how the media can sometimes appear to randomly decide to focus on one thing and not...
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Jan 17, 20171 min read
Custom Coffins seem morbid
When people plan for their own funerals or for those of recently deceased loved ones, they normally choose from a wide-range of coffins...
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Jan 16, 20171 min read
Debbie Reynolds' Death Sparks Sales
If most people were asked what the bestselling DVD on Amazon is at any given time, they would likely choose a recent action blockbuster,...
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Jan 11, 20172 min read
Family Estate Disputes Not Just about Money in Torrance CA
Estate battles have been going on between siblings for as long as there have been estates and wealthy people who pass away. History books...
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Jan 6, 20172 min read
Estate Planning With no Estate Tax
On January 20, 2017, the Republican Party will control the Presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Many people are...
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Jan 5, 20172 min read
What is Estate Planning?
Most Americans do not have estate plans. One of the reasons that they don’t is confusion about what getting an estate plan means and who...
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Jan 4, 20171 min read
When to Change Beneficiary Designations in Torrance CA
Estate planning today is not just about going to an estate attorney to have a will or a trust drawn up. It also includes making plans for...
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Jan 3, 20171 min read
Estate Planning Is Not as Hard as You Think in Torrance CA
Younger people delay getting estate plans for all sorts of reasons. Some think that they are too young for it. Some think that they do...
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Dec 23, 20162 min read
The Best Reason to Get an Estate Plan in Torrance CA
Too many people think getting an estate plan implemented is an unnecessary and time-consuming bother. It is true that properly planning...
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Dec 21, 20161 min read
Naming Your Trust the Beneficiary of Your IRA in Torrance CA
When people get trusts, one of the first things they are told is that they should put all of their important assets into the trust. They...
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Dec 20, 20161 min read
Depression Era Trusts May Expire Soon in Torrance CA
One of the lasting legacies of the Great Depression will soon come to an end. In response to that crisis, the government greatly...
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Dec 19, 20161 min read
The Future of Charitable Giving
Whether it is to set up a lasting charitable legacy or to avoid paying the estate tax, creating plans for charitable giving has always...
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Dec 15, 20161 min read
A Charitable Legacy Requires Planning in Torrance CA
At this time of year, it can seem like giving to charity is something done with little forethought. It can require no more than dropping...
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Dec 12, 20161 min read
Why Homemade Wills Do Not Work in Torrance CA
Wills often sound like simple legal documents. In a sense, they are. They are just a legal way to write down who gets your possessions...
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Dec 9, 20161 min read
Remarriage Planning in Torrance CA
People who are at or near retirement age are getting remarried more often than ever before. Most elder advocates think it is a wonderful...
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