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If estate planning were just cold, hard numbers, it wouldn’t be one of the financial tasks that people avoid the most. Not only does creating an estate plan force you to confront your own mortality, ...

An estate plan can give you peace of mind that your assets will be distributed according to your wishes when you die. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Editor’s Note: This is part one of a four-part series about how to create and use your own Estate Planning Playbook. Part one introduces the concept, and subsequent articles will cover leaving ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. The 58th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning is scheduled to take ...

Dori Zinn loves helping people learn and understand money. She's been covering personal finance for a decade and her writing has appeared in Wirecutter, Credit Karma, Huffington Post and more. Estate ...

In our increasingly digitized world, our lives are inseparable from technology. From cherished memories stored in digital photo albums to valuable assets held in online accounts, our digital footprint ...

As you approach or enjoy retirement, protecting the wealth you've accumulated throughout your career becomes a top priority. You've spent decades in government service building up your Thrift Savings ...

If you do not have a very complicated estate, you might assume that the process of creating an estate plan will be fairly straightforward. However, you might be surprised to learn about several ...

Wading into the waters of estate planning may seem intimidating, but it’s an undeniable necessity for advisors who want to fortify their books of business against churn. As a pioneer in holistic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. When wealth crosses borders, so do the complexities of estate planning. For ...