Can I Learn from the Estate Planning Mistakes of Celebs?
If you do not learn from your mistakes, you are doomed to repeat them. In estate planning, if you do not learn from other’s mistakes, you are likely to repeat them. Mistakes in the estate planning of high-profile celebrities is one very good way to learn the lesson of what not to do. Here are eight celebrity estates, where the mistakes have been reported in the news over the years.
Do Singles Need Estate Planning?
If you don’t have a spouse or children, you might think you don’t need to do much estate planning. However, if you have any assets, any familial connections, any interest in supporting charitable groups – not to mention a desire to control your own future – you do need to establish an estate plan.
Worst Ways to Withdraw Funds from Retirement Accounts
Withdrawing from your retirement accounts in the wrong order could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement income.
Lessons from Country Star Charley Pride’s Disputed Will
There’s a battle brewing over the estate of Grammy-winning country star Charley Pride, fueled by a son few knew existed.
What Taxes are Due When Children Inherit Home?
My sister passed away. Her only possession was her home, which still has a mortgage and she left it to my son and daughter, her niece and nephew. What inheritance tax will there be?
Do I Need an Estate Plan If I’m Single?
If you don’t have a spouse or children, you might think you don’t need to do much estate planning. However, if you have any assets, any familial connections, any interest in supporting charitable groups – not to mention a desire to control your own future – you do need to establish an estate plan.
How Can I Be a Super Executor?
The wave of people prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic to write their wills is creating yet another wave in estate planning: all the people being asked to one day put those wills into effect.
Are Your ‘Affairs’ Really in Order?
With the threat of COVID-19, we’ve all come face-to-face with our mortality, but are you prepared for the worst?
How to Avoid Probate
How can we avoid probate and reduce the estate tax for our beneficiaries, who are our two adult children?
Prince Philip’s Death and the Importance of End-of-Life Planning
While memorials and tributes continue to pour in, one thing is clear: Prince Philip had clearly defined wishes regarding how he wished to pass, as well as his funeral plan.
