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5 Important Benefits of Having a Living Will November 30, 2020

If you don’t already have a living will included in your estate plan, there’s no better time than right now to keep an eye out for the future. Sometimes also known as an advance healthcare directive, personal directive, or medical directive, a living will is a legal document ...

5 Important Benefits of Having a Living Will November 30, 2020
If you don’t already have a living will included in your estate plan, there’s no better time than right now to keep an eye out for the future. Sometimes also known as an advance healthcare directive, ...
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Reasons You Should Have a Living Trust November 5, 2020
How Do Trusts Work? You have probably heard of trusts or trust funds . Trusts represent a financial relationship between a trustor, trustee, and beneficiary. The trustor is the person who creates the ...
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The Importance of Having an Estate Plan August 27, 2020
Forward Thinking Is Nothing Without Forward Planning Estate plans provide protection for you and everyone and everything that’s important to you. It is simply not enough to internalize or even ...
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What Is a Living Trust and Why Have One? September 11, 2017
A living trust is a trust, a distinct entity from the settlor (the person who formed it), yet at the same time, it is fully revocable and amendable by the settlor. The settlor can also name themselves ...
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Three Reasons Why Joint Tenancy is Not an Alternative to a Trust September 1, 2017
Holding assets as joint tenants (or tenants by the entirety) is not an alternative to a living trust . If your only concern is making sure your spouse is able to inherit your assets without issue, ...
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What is Probate and How to Avoid It? August 17, 2017
What is Probate? When one dies with assets left in their name the state distributes said assets through a process called probate. In Massachusetts, anyone who dies owning more than $25,000 in assets ...
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