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...

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...

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...

Wealthy parents whose children do not get independently wealthy on their own, often fear that leaving those children a large inheritance...

Given recent events in Washington, it is understandable if wealthy people are more than a little nervous about their estate plans. Just...

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...

If you spend any time at all talking to estate planning attorneys or researching estate planning online, it will not be long before you...

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....

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...

The default estate planning option for people with more than one child is to divide their estates equally between their children. That is...

A big part of modern estate planning is planning around the estate tax. Many estate planning instruments were designed to help lower the...

People often go to great lengths to get an estate plan carefully crafted that covers every possible need their family could have. That is...

There is a very human tendency to get upset whenever we initially feel slighted by someone else. A recent advice column in philly.com,...

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...

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...

For many people, the best memories they have of spending time with their families is at a family vacation home when their children were...

For most people, the word "probate" conjures up nightmare scenarios of protracted estate battles that cost lots of money and tear...

Only the most sadistic people among us, would really want their families to fight over their estates. The goal for almost everyone is for...

James Jewett Stillman's greatest lasting achievement was running the bank that eventually grew into Citigroup. However, he had another...

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...