Strategies to Avoid Probate
Few words evoke such strong negative imagery as the term “probate.” For most people, they are not sure exactly what probate entails, but they know they want to avoid it…
Few words evoke such strong negative imagery as the term “probate.” For most people, they are not sure exactly what probate entails, but they know they want to avoid it…
Business owners are particularly sensitive to cash flow and liquidity needs. This can be especially true of the business owner’s estate after death. The estate needs cash to continue business…
Popular culture instills in us Washingtonians the concept of “common law marriage.” The concept goes something like this: if a man and a woman live together for more than seven…
You’ve likely heard finance experts say it. In fact, Suze Orman wrote about it in the July issue of the Costco Connection (2015). It is this piece of estate planning…
I get this question a lot: “Beau, what’s the single most important thing I can do in my estate plan to ensure that my plan is carried out with the…
As this issue is devoted, in part, to the issue of philanthropy, I thought it prudent to review some basic charitable gifting techniques and how those techniques can be employed…