Stress Test Your Estate Plan

Estate plans are living, breathing creations. Your life can and will change due to new births, children getting older and other shifts in the family; changes to your portfolio, career and business; and changes to your health, where you live and your core values....

What to do when a disability suddenly shifts your Estate Plan

As poet Robert Burns mused centuries ago, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Despite thoughtful effort and a concerted strategy, you cannot prepare for every emergency. A car accident, sudden illness, workplace injury or chronic medical...

Charitable Planning: Finding Your Passion and Renewing Your Life

As social beings, people like helping others and giving back to our communities. We are innately drawn to working, living, and growing together. Today, with our busy lives and high cost of living, it can be hard to find the time and resources to invest in the...

How to Choose a Trustee

When you establish a trust, you name someone to be the trustee. A trustee does what you currently do with your financial affairs: collect income, pay bills and taxes, save and invest for the future, buy and sell assets, provide for your loved ones, keep accurate...