Talking with loved ones about estate planning and inheritance can be challenging, especially as it centers around two taboo topics — money and death. But talking with your adult children about their inheritance can provide significant advantages for you and them. It can help your heirs better prepare for the future and give you a chance to explain the reasoning behind your decisions. Here’s a look at the importance of discussing your estate plan with your kids and how to…
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What is it about spring that always motivates us to get organized around the house? Getting your financial household in order is equally as important. It is a good time to create or update your estate plan. That includes such essentials as a will or trust, a living will, durable powers of attorney, a letter of intent and beneficiary forms. We know it is easy to put it off. It may not seem like an urgent need, but you never…
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Join us for this virtual estate planning workshop where Matthew M. Jensen, Estate Planning Attorney, will outline and discuss 10 common estate planning misconceptions, and how these misconceptions can impact you personally. *Raymond James is not affiliated with Matthew M. Jensen
Join us for this virtual estate planning workshop where Matthew M. Jensen, Estate Planning Attorney, will outline and discuss 10 common estate planning misconceptions, and how these misconceptions can impact you personally. *Raymond James is not affiliated with Matthew M. Jensen
Join us for this virtual estate planning workshop where Matthew M. Jensen, Estate Planning Attorney, will outline and discuss 10 common estate planning misconceptions, and how these misconceptions can impact you personally. *Raymond James is not affiliated with Matthew M. Jensen
You’re beginning to accumulate substantial wealth, but you worry about protecting it from future potential creditors. Whether your concern is for your personal assets or your business, various tools exist to keep your property safe from tax collectors, accident victims, health-care providers, credit card issuers, business creditors, and creditors of others. To insulate your property from such claims, you’ll have to evaluate each tool in terms of your own situation. You may decide that insurance and a Declaration of Homestead…
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Meet the Panel Nicole Middendorf, CDFA CEO, Prosperwell Financial Wealth Advisor Nicole shares financial advice and a real-life perspective on saving, planning, and investing with audiences across the country. Her primary goal is to take complicated subjects and make them easy to understand. She works hard to empower her audience to make crucial and positive changes in their own lives. Nicole’s books have received local and national press coverage, where she has become known for her thoughtful concise quotes, relaxed…
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As tax planning season and end-of-year charitable giving begin, it’s a good time to consider the benefits of donor-advised funds. Charitable giving has many facets, most notably as an opportunity for you to support the causes and organizations that reflect your values. But giving is also a significant tax and financial planning opportunity, helping you increase your impact and potentially save on your taxes. What is a Donor-Advised Fund? Donor-advised funds offer similar benefits to a private charitable foundation; however,…
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