Estate

Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge

Estate management can help ensure that your assets are transferred according to your wishes while managing tax issues.

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

• Articles

  Will Power

  Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.

  Estate Strategies of the Rich and Famous

  The examples of famous celebrities underline the need for a clear estate strategy.

  Managing the Risk of Outliving Your Money

  Steps to help you sustain and grow your retirement savings.

  Intellectual Property Rocks in a New Digital Era

  Intellectual property ownership and its implications for ordinary people and estates.

  Put It in a Letter

  A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.

  Succeeding at Business Succession

  There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

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• Calculators

  What's My Potential Estate Tax?

  This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.

  What Is My Life Expectancy?

  Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.

  What Is My Current Net Worth?

  Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.

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• Videos

  Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

  Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

  Estate Management 101

  A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

  Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

  Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

  Safeguard Your Digital Estate

  If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

  When Do You Need a Will?

  When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

  When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

  A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

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