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Who's Quarterbacking Your “Money Team?”
August 31st, 2015
When it comes to managing and growing your wealth, it pays to have a deep bench. Who’s on your money team? Among Millionaire investors who work with a team of advisors, one-third consider a team of two advisors to be ideal, while 36 percent prefer…
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Are Trusts a Good Idea?
August 27th, 2015
To some estate planning attorneys, trusts are the default option. Their wealthy clients generally pass assets to heirs that way. Trusts can keep inherited wealth safe; assets left outright to individuals may be vulnerable to estate tax and divorce an…
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Basic Estate Planning Mistakes You Can Stop Making
August 24th, 2015
Estate planning tends to get pushed to the back burner, as more pressing financial tasks take center stage. But neglecting estate planning is a huge mistake. Estate planning may involve hiring an attorney or financial advisor, but plenty of people ma…
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Thinking of Saving on a Will? Think Again
August 19th, 2015
Today it is easy to save money while having a will drafted as a plethora of online services offer downloadable forms and many cut rate providers offer to draft cheap wills. This is causing problems for families in the United States and the United Kin…
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Death by Hacker
August 18th, 2015
To make things easier to process, all sorts of important and previously time-consuming tasks are now being put online, including the process of declaring an individual officially dead. That raises the question of whether or not computer hackers can i…
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Proposed Settlement in Lawsuit against Lanza Estate
August 17th, 2015
The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School have sparked numerous lawsuits, most of which are nowhere near completion. However, one might reach a conclusion soon. The lawsuit filed by 16 of the victims' families against the shooter's moth…
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Estate Planning Lessons in the Death of Whitney Houston’s Daughter
August 14th, 2015
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s tragic death offers a number of poignant end-of-life lessons for parents, young adults, and seniors alike. First and foremost, health and legal experts say Brown’s death spotlights the need for establishing written advance…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Power of Attorney, Probate, Television, Will
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements are OK
August 7th, 2015
Buffalo attorney Julie Bargnesi is a proponent of fairness to health care providers and patients alike. She’s not only an attorney who represents health care providers and is a part of the health care industry practice team at Harris Beach, she was…
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Categories: Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Will
Managing the Digital Assets of the Deceased
August 6th, 2015
According to a 2007 study conducted by Microsoft, the average web user has 25 online accounts ranging from social network accounts to banking and financial accounts. In America alone, nearly 72% of American adults have an online presence or use socia…
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Mr. Cub Alleged to Have Dementia when He Signed New Will
August 4th, 2015
The estranged wife of late Cubs legend Ernie Banks claims the Hall of Famer was diagnosed with dementia days before he signed a will that left his entire estate to his caregiver. Ernie Banks was in the middle of a long and somewhat contentious divorc…
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