What Every Adult Needs to Know About Healthcare Proxies
Are you 18 or older? Then you need an advance directive. If you experience a serious medical event and can’t express your wishes, an advance directive can ensure the care you receive is in line with your wishes. Healthcare proxies are a critical part of advance...
Higher Estate Tax Exemptions Are Set to End – Is Your Estate Plan Ready?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raised the threshold for gift and estate tax exemptions, allowing people to give more of their estate away without being subject to federal estate taxes. This provision is set to expire soon, with big implications for estate planning. You may...
More People Are Rejecting Marriage: Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
Ever more couples are eschewing marriage. According to research from Thriving Center of Psychology, two in five Millennials and Gen Zers think marriage is an outdated tradition and 85% say it’s not necessary to get married to have a fulfilled and committed...
Power of Attorney vs. Living Will – What’s the Difference?
Estate planning isn’t just about deciding what you want to happen to your belongings when you die – it also involves planning for what you want to happen if you’re ever incapacitated. If you’re tackling incapacity planning – something every adult should do – you may...