How to Help Your Loved Ones (and Your Life Savings) Avoid Probate

How to Help Your Loved Ones (and Your Life Savings) Avoid Probate

Today, many people use a revocable living trust instead of a will, joint ownership, or beneficiary designation as the foundation of their estate plan. When properly prepared, a trust avoids the costly public, and often time-consuming, court processes of conservatorship or guardianship (due to incapacity) or probate (after death). Still, many people make one big […]

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Minimalism May Be Great for Your Stuff and Finances but Not for Your Estate Plan

Minimalism May Be Great for Your Stuff and Finances but Not for Your Estate Plan

In a modern world marked by information overload, overflowing inboxes, nonstop notifications, and the constant pressure to accumulate more stuff, minimalism offers a compelling counternarrative.  Born from the mid-twentieth century artistic rebellion and revived in the 2010s on the back of increased digital clutter, climate anxiety, and economic strain, minimalism promises clarity and order based […]

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