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Talking About Elder Care
Do you know who will take care of you when you are too elderly to take care of yourself? According to the statistics your caregiver is likely to be a woman, and most likely to be your daughter or daughter-in-law. What this means is that unless you have a plan for your...
Estate Planning Lessons Learned in the Holiday Bustle
Most of us look forward to these winter holidays as a time to spend with family, enjoy the spirit of giving, and even relax a few days away from the stress of our jobs. Every year we hear about how stressful the holidays are, and yet we look forward to them anyway....
National Media Coverage Recognizes WealthCounsel Attorneys as Experts in the Field
Congratulations to my fellow WealthCounsel members--Principal Stan Miller and CEO Jonathan Mintz--who were prominently quoted by one of the nation's largest news syndicates based in New York City. Bloomberg News syndication services launched a newswire story on Dec....
Will Nursing Homes Bankrupt the Nation?
Along with the rest of the nation, you are probably watching the progress of various versions of the health care legislation making their way (or not making their way) through Congress. Today’s New York Times points out that the current bill contains a “major new...
Portrait of A Caregiver
If you are a Caucasian woman, aged 35 or older, possibly married, definitely working at least part-time—then there is a good chance that you are now or will soon be serving as a caregiver for an aging parent or relative; at least, this is according to the new report...
New Developments in the Estate Tax Arena
The question on every estate planning attorney’s mind (and on the minds of our clients) is what will happen to the estate tax next year? There is less than a month left before the estate tax expires, and although nobody expects our representatives in Washington to...
Tax Moves to Make Before the End of 2009
Why do people give so many charitable gifts in December? The holiday spirit may not be the only thing inspiring people to give to the less fortunate this month, it may also have something to do with lowering your 2009 tax bill. If it’s taxes you’re worried about,...
Going Beyond Legal Language with an Ethical Will
Estate and Legacy planning documents are often seen as difficult, and boring pieces of paper—which in some ways is exactly what they have to be in order to someday withstand tough legal scrutiny; but unless you’re an attorney who is practiced at reading the sentiment...
Test Your Knowledge: An Estate Planning Quiz
How much do you know about estate plans? And how do you know when you need one? Many people have a vague feeling that they should execute some kind of estate plan eventually, but think (hope) that they really don’t need one right now. On our blog we spend a lot of...
In This Season of Thanksgiving…
The days are getting shorter, the weather cooler, and the skeletal arms of trees reach for the skies as their colorful apparel rests on the ground. All of these signs point to just one thing... No, not the estate tax repeal (although that does loom close); I’m...
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