Your Estate Matters Newsletter Archive

Articles included in this issue:

• The Value of Your Treasures
• Theres Nobody Home
• What is Probate – and Should You Care About It?
• Home $weet Home
• Whats in a Legacy?
• Uninsured in America
• To Have or Not to Have?
• For Best Results Exercise Early

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Articles included in this issue:

• Are Our Furry Family Members Worth Having?
• What's in a Legacy
• Unclutter Your Financial Records
• Five Basic Documents Often Found in a Complete Estate Plan
• Safety Tips for Older Drivers

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Articles included in this issue:

• Covering Your Assets
• Graceful Exits
• Success in Life - And After Death?
• So You're a Fiduciary...
• Web Connections for Those Over Fifty
• Planning Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry

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Articles included in this issue:

• How to Avoid Disputes When Planning Your Estate
• Social Security and Retirement: Working Could Cost you Dearly
• Reduce Your Estate Taxes by Making Gifts
• Pay Off Your Mortgage Faster: Mortgage Accelerator Loans
• True Story: Elder Abuse

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Articles included in this issue:

• Everyone Needs Asset Protection
• All Assets Are Not Created Equal
• Estate Planning is Life Planning
• Common Estate Planning Mistakes
• Ethical Wills
• True Story- While a Tattoo May Be Permanent, Its not an Estate Plan

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Articles included in this issue:

• Do You Spend More Time on Vacation Planning Than Estate Planning?
• Guardianships, Custodianships, and Surrogates: What You Should Know
• True Story: Bob Hope's Wishes Were Public..and Private
• What Should Be in an Estate Plan Letter
• Hats Off to the Hospice Support for the Patient and the Family
• Estate Planning for your Out of State Relatives

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Articles included in this issue:

• Estate Planning - More than Taxes
• Does It Pay to Pass Up an Inheritance?
• Is a Reverse Mortgage Right for You?
• True Story: One Man's Trash... or Treasure?
• The New Roth 401 (k) - A Tax-Free Future?
• Taking a Trip? A Pre-Vacation Checklist

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Articles included in this issue:

• Understanding Grief (and making decisions during difficult times)
• True Story: Bury Me Nude! One Man's Strange Burial Wishes
• Bankruptcy Law Changes
• Who Gets the Frequent Flier Miles? Inheriting More Than Money
• Hospice Care: What is Hospice?
• Elder Abuse: How to Recognize it, Whom to Call

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Articles included in this issue:

• Identify Theft Danger - Are You Credit "Aware"?
• Your Financial Records: How Long Should You Keep Them?
• Will Your Child Choke on a Silver Spoon?
• Tired of Telemarketers?
• Unscrambling New Tax Notification Regulations
• True Story: Deceased Celebrities Keep on Earning... Can You?
• Estate Planning for Your Out-of-State Relatives

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Articles included in this issue:

• Don't Gamble With Your Future
• Family Limited Partnership Mistakes
• Keep Your Life Insurance in the Family: ILIT Mistakes
• 3 Medicaid Mistakes to Watch Out for
• Avoiding Family Feuds: Discuss, Don't Wait.
• True Story- Charles Kuralt: More Than Reporting "On the Road."

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Articles included in this issue:

• Caught Between Generations
• Three Generations, One Family
• Power of Attorney: What the Internet Doesn't Tell You
• True Story: Talk About Caught in the Middle...
• Emotional Issues: Take Time For Yourself

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Articles included in this issue:

• Qualifying for Medicaid: When is it Fraud?
• True Story: Ted Williams Strikes Out With A Bad Estate Plan
• SOS - Save Our Savings! How Long-Term Care Insurance Can Preserve Your Estate
• Social Insecurity - Rebuilding Your Safety Net
• The Biggest Tax Planning Failure Is Failing To Plan
• The Trust Issue: Choosing A Trustee

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Articles included in this issue:

• Live Longer, Distribute Less. New Ira Law Changes Mean Simpler Calculations, Less Time To Determine Beneficiaries.
• Mixed Families, Mixed Feelings-Inheritance And Second Marriages
• What Is A Medicaid Trigger And Why Do I Need One?
• Interesting Tax Facts: A fun look at America's tax code.
• Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse - Especially in Estate Planning
• Trust Administration: Who's Responsible for What?

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Articles included in this issue:

• Don't Need That Big Inheritance? Maybe a Disclaimer Can Help
• Unlimited Gifting Through Medical and Educational Expenses - You Can Do More Than You Think
• Special Needs Require Special Planning
• Give the Gift of Education - 529 Education Savings Plans Make the Grade
• Even a Princess Has to Mind the Details
• Education Expenses - What Qualifies?
• Tax Law Changes

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Articles included in this issue:

• Keeping Control: The Ins and Outs of a Power of Attorney
• Family Limited Partnerships
• Using Trusts to Influence Your Children's Behavior
• Keeping it in the Family: Protecting Your Inheritance from Divorce, Lawsuits and Liability
• "INCENTIVE TRUSTS"
• DEFINITIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW!
• TRUE STORY: Asset Protection Power of Trusts

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