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January is so named because it is the month of Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, transitions, doorways, and endings. If there were ever a month to get over your fear of financial planning, then, January would be it. And…

When most folks think about digital assets or digital property, they think about cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other innovative technologies making headlines these days. Such items alongside avant-garde ideas like Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse appear poised to change our daily…

The holidays are all about making lists: lists of gifts, lists of who’s been naughty or nice, New Year’s resolution lists… And so why not include among these an estate planning checklist that ensures you have everything in place to…

While most of us have heard of “trusts,” few understand the differences between the various types of trusts, specifically revocable and irrevocable trusts. These two types of trusts are discussed most often within the broader topic of estate planning. However,…

New Year’s resolutions are a funny thing. Folks set them believing they will bring positive change only to have them turn into a source of anxiety and self-doubt when they fall through weeks later. Just 8% of people deliver on their New…

Dorothy Miller, a social worker, first created the term “sandwich generation” in 1981. A Journalist, Carol Abaya, continued to study and add to what the term means. In 2006, Miriam Webster included the term, sandwich generation, in the dictionary for…

A power of attorney is a vital part of any estate plan. The power of attorney—or POA as it’s often called—is a legal document that gives a selected individual the authority to act for another individual in legal or financial…

If we’ve learned anything throughout the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s that life can be extremely unpredictable. Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing what the future holds, or if and when tragedy will strike. While an estate plan…

We wanted to share a blog post from a friend of ours.  Thomas Glascock is an estate planning attorney out of New York. We work together in the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys to help each other create estate…

According to government statistics, a person turning 65 today has a nearly 70% chance of needing long-term care in their remaining years. Women require care for an average of 3.7 years while men, who have a shorter life expectancy, need an…