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Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

How to Talk to Your Kids About Inheritance

Learn how to discuss inheritance with your adult children in a way that sets expectations and reduces uncertainty.

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

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Critical Estate Documents

Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.

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If you plan to pass real estate down to your adult children, find out what factors to discuss first.

Put It in a Letter

A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.

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Ascertaining the value of your business is important for a variety of reasons.

A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes

An overview of some fundamental steps when a loved one passes.

Digital Legacy Planning: Protecting Your Online Assets

Find out how to ensure your digital accounts are properly incorporated into your estate plan.

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Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

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Estate Management Checklist

Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.

Problems with Probate

Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.

When Heirs are Imperfect

The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.

Managing the Risk of Outliving Your Money

Steps to help you sustain and grow your retirement savings.

Will Power

Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.

Succeeding at Business Succession

There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

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Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

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