Feb 7, 2017
The term “fiduciary” means that someone who is a fiduciary has a legal obligation to do what is in another specific person’s best interest. For example, trustees, executors, and agents are fiduciaries. They are acting for the benefit of someone...
Dec 1, 2016
The probate process has somewhat of a bad reputation. Everyone seems to know that you want to avoid probate at all costs, often stating that a will avoids probate. However, these beliefs are often wrong. Probate is not an inherently flawed or negative process, and...
Nov 29, 2016
After you pass away and you have a will (or no estate plan at all), your family has to go before a probate court to receive their inheritances. Even though a will can be an appropriate method to distribute your property to your loved ones, a will does not avoid...
Aug 2, 2016
Ups and downs on the stock market is a well-known dynamic in our world today. Sometimes, events happen that make the highs higher and lows lower. As you well know by now, the United Kingdom voted in June to leave the European Union. This decision immediately had an...
Jun 15, 2016
It is true, trusts generally cost more than wills to create and draft. However, that is not the only time that you will spend money on your estate. When you compare the cost of trusts and wills, you need to take into account these other expenditures, which...
