Estate

Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date

Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date

Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."

When Do You Need a Will?

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

The Value of a Trust Officer: Beyond the Mechanics

How Trust Officers add value through perspective, expertise and steady guidance as families navigate change.

What to Do After Losing a Loved One

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed as the executor of a loved one’s estate. Here’s steps to make the process more manageable.

Revocable Trusts Explained

Revocable trusts can be used to help ensure your financial wishes are met while you are living and after death.

Address Potential Incapacity with Estate Planning

Use a power of attorney and revocable trust to ensure your wishes are honored if you become incapacitated.

Managing Family Dynamics in Business Succession

Preserve both your business and your family bonds with a thoughtful succession strategy.

Estate Planning When Time Is Short

Questions designed to help you prioritize essential decisions when you have limited time left to live.

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Comparing Mortgage Terms

Compare different mortgage term lengths side by side to find the option that fits your budget.

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Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

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