Estate planning overlooked – Most parents plan just about every aspect of their child’s birth and upbringing even before the child is born – scheduling the birthing classes, planning the new nursery, even picking out a preschool. There is so much to...
The “poor man’s estate planning” sometimes refers to the practice of putting your child on the title to your deed. The idea is that when you die, the property automatically transfers to the child without having to go through the probate process. However, this “poor...
For those that don’t know, Downton Abbey is a television show about an aristocratic British family in the early 20th century that has taken American audiences by storm. And interestingly (for me, at least) many of the show’s most gripping plot twists are...
Most people conduct a lot of our personal business, including banking, online these days, so the need to be savvy when it comes to internet security and protecting personal information online has never been greater. Hackers can scour our online lives – including...
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 passed by Congress on January 1, 2013 to avoid the so-called Fiscal Cliff, extends Bush era tax cuts. However, the benefits of those cuts for most American taxpayers will be offset by a 2% increase in payroll tax. Here are some...
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