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Tips on Finding the Right Fiduciary to Help Your Estate Planning Goals
Have you thought about what your estate will look like in the future and that a solid foundation is critical for a well written Wisconsin estate plan? Remember, your estate includes not only your wealth, for example: your home and retirement accounts and investments,...
Tips for Revisiting Your Estate Plan Upon Welcoming a Child
Have you and your spouse recently welcomed the arrival of a child into your family? With the arrival of your child comes new responsibilities and considerations for you and your spouse as parents. We know that as new parents you have so much to do, but updating your...
The Limitations of Relying Solely on a Will for Business Protection
Entrepreneurs and business owners invest substantial time, effort, and resources into building their businesses. Naturally they want to ensure that their hard work and legacy continue, even after they are no longer around. While a Wisconsin last will and testament is...
Modern Estate Planning Tips for Handling Digital Assets
Are you aware of exactly what digital assets are? Digital assets refer to any form of content or information that exists in a digital format and holds value to individuals or businesses. These assets encompass a wide range of items, including online accounts, social...
How to Choose the Right Time to Create Your Estate Plan
Do you have favorite celebrities that you follow? Do you enjoy their shows, movies and activities? Do you feel a sense of loss when you read or hear about a favorite celebrity passing away? Is it possible to learn valuable estate planning lessons from celebrities?...
The Comprehensive Estate Planning Checklist Before Summer Travel
Are you ready for summer travel? Summer is a great time to plan a vacation, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy time outdoors. Are you staying local? Or are you traveling to another state or out of the country? It seems that the travel choices you have now...
Can We Learn Valuable Estate Planning Lessons from Celebrities?
Do you have favorite celebrities that you follow? Do you enjoy their shows, movies and activities? Do you feel a sense of loss when you read or hear about a favorite celebrity passing away? Is it possible to learn valuable estate planning lessons from celebrities?...
Key Estate Planning Tips When You Have a Recent Cancer Diagnosis
Estate planning is critical for all of us. From being able to make the early choice of who will be able to care for you in a crisis to who should have legal authority to make decisions when you are incapacitated to, ultimately, deciding who should inherit from you at...
Planning Your Estate After Remarriage When You Have Adult Children
Are you contemplating remarriage? Did you know that statistics tell us that for 55-year-olds, and older, the remarriage rate has grown from 24 percent in 1960 to 57 percent in 2013? This is more than any other age group and the trend is continuing. Do you find that...
6 Ways You Can Help a Senior During Older Americans Month
Do you have a senior loved one in your family? Were you aware that May is National Older Americans Month? During the month communities, families, and loved ones are encouraged to get involved in learning about the issues that our Older Americans face as they age. This...