Deborah is a journalist with a board spectrum of personal interests, who has a passion for writing on life matters.
26 October 2025When illness or injury makes it hard to manage finances, two fiduciaries can step in: your agent under a durable financial power of attorney...
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16 October 2025“Should I set up a trust?” The useful counter‑question is “Which trust for which job?” For most U.S. families, the workhorse is the revocable...
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3 October 2025A good funeral plan is part logistics and part law. The logistics cover who to call, where to hold the service, and how to...
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24 April 2025Families want a single number; lawyers say, “It depends.” For an uncontested estate with organized records, probate often runs several months to a year,...
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28 March 2025The word trust covers two very different families: revocable and irrevocable. Most households considering an online solution are looking for a revocable living trust...
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28 April 2024Your beneficiary designations move more money than your will. Retirement accounts, 401(k)/IRA, life insurance, and TOD/POD accounts pass by form, not by the paragraphs...
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27 October 2020Many people think estate planning is for the wealthy or simply believe that there is no need for them to have an estate plan...
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