Author: Sara Bailey (https://thewidow.net/) Preparing for retirement and undertaking estate planning are crucial and have profound effects on your later quality of life and on your children, if you have any. Deciding how to distribute your assets once your life has concluded empowers you to control your legacy and benefit your loved ones. Many people…
Yay for Hurricane Month! –Said nobody ever (except maybe public adjusters and hardware stores) Last August, we went into detail as to why an estate plan should be a part of your hurricane preparedness plan. Check out the post HERE. More importantly, we discussed WHY it’s important to make sure you have your legal documents…
Many potential clients, acquaintances and friends (sometimes fearfully) ask me how do they create an estate plan? Like many things, the unknown is most times the scariest part of undertaking a large project like an Estate Plan. The most important part of what I do is take the burden off of their shoulders and create…
Ahhh, that fresh newborn baby smell. There’s nothing like it in the whole world. It makes you forget the sleepless nights, the thousandth diaper you’ve changed today, the crying that rattled your heart as you attempted to inhale that plate of food you called “lunch.” In the midst of caring for your newborn or young…
53. Fifty. Three. That’s how old country singer, Jay Allen’s, mother is. She is currently dealing with the early onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. See the beautiful video below of the song he wrote and dedicated to his mother aptly titled, “Blank Stares,” on stage at the Dubuque County Fair. Did you know that the youngest…
So, the title of this blog post is probably pretty misleading since what I’m about to tell you is not impacted in the slightest by your child’s ability to perform calculus equations in his or her head. However, it was inspired by a new movie released in theaters on April 7, 2017 called “Gifted” staring…
How can I leave my affairs in order so that my beneficiaries don’t have to open up a probate case? Leaving your assets in one of several ways can help your loved ones avoid opening a probate case and ultimately saving thousands of dollars. Some of the methods don’t cost you a penny so pay close…
