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estate planning, taxes · November 22, 2017

PROOF: The Estate Tax May Be On The Chopping Block. But Estate Planning Remains As Critical As Ever.

If you’ve been following the Washington push for tax reform, you may have heard that the federal estate tax could be eliminated.

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estate planning, must have documents, trust, will · March 8, 2017

The Selfish Mistake More than 50% of Americans Make

My friends, you are killing me with your inability to plan for your death. A new survey from caring.com reports that just four in 10 adults has either a will or a revocable living trust. Even more disturbing to me…

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bill paying, bills, family, finacial planning, life insurance, marriage, relationships, trusts · October 26, 2016

What No Mother With Young Children Can Afford to Leave Off Her Shopping List

I was shopping at Costco recently, enjoying the great value as always. While waiting in line to check out I got to chatting with a few young mothers-with babies in tow-who were waiting as well. Me being me I was…

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estate planning, must have documents, personal growth, retirement, saving, trust, will · April 6, 2016

Are You Making This Dangerous Retirement Planning Mistake?

I am concerned that many of you are banking on a retirement strategy that may not work out. According to a national survey, more than four in 10 Americans say they plan to keep working past the age of 65.

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car buying, car loan, family, financial planning, loans, saving, trust, will · January 6, 2016

Take Care of Your Family’s Financial Fears

When it comes to ranking financial fears, worrying about how your family will fare if calamity strikes is probably at the top of your list. Yet for some reason, no amount of fear has pushed you to the point of…

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children, children and money, family, finacial planning, gift giving, kids, life insurance, savings, trusts · November 11, 2015

Money Gifts to Kids: 3 Rules Every Parent Must Follow

As we are heading into the holiday season, I know plenty of kids will be receiving a check from a grandparent, aunt or uncle. So I want to review how every family with kids under 18 should handle financial gifts…

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credit cards, family, financial planning, rates, trust, will · November 9, 2014

Beware: 2015 Prime Time for Credit Card Rates to Rise

You know how much I hate credit card debt, given the astronomical interest rates you are stuck paying. Though the average is around 14% I know plenty of you pay more than 20% interest. And next year could be even…

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