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.

Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

Managing an Inheritance
A windfall from a loved one can be both rewarding and complicated.

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.
And the Executor Is
The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
Why Everyone Needs an Estate Strategy
Do you have an estate strategy? You should.
Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
Succeeding at Business Succession
There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.
A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Irrevocable life insurance trusts can be important tools that may accomplish a number of estate objectives.
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What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
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.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
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.