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Several times this year I have written about the importance of getting your adult (yes that means 18 and graduated from high school) kids to do some estate planning of their own. We even created a questionnaire just for the college student. Why is th… Read More

The Internal Revenue Service likes to kick back, relax and do some reading in the summer, just like the rest of us. Granted, their idea of summertime reading may be a little different then ours. Here is the latest in the IRS series of Summertime Tax… Read More

Today on For Your Benefit with Bob Leins, the NITP weekly radio show dedicated to all things for the Federal employee, Bob and I spoke about choosing the people to name in your “documents,” be it the Agent under your Power of Attorney, th… Read More

I talked about about this in my January 5, 2015 blog, Off To College Estate Planning, but a new article on Wealth Management’s website, What Documents Do Your Clients’ 18-Year-Old Children Need?, May 26, 2015, by David H. Lenok, summarizes th… Read More

We recently added a new link to our “Resources” page, helping people quickly access the Elder Justice Initiative Website. That is because recently the United States Department of Justice launched the Elder Justice Website, a significant p… Read More

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin April 15 is, of course, tax day. That is where part of Benjamin Franklin’s favorite quote comes into play. But April 16 may play a part as well, as it is… Read More

Come join me, and Bob Leins from NITP, this morning on the NITP show, For Your Benefit on WFED, Federal News Radio, to talk about issues related to estate planning for younger families. We will be talking about trusts for your children and the basic… Read More

George Carlin once said that the whole meaning of life is “trying to find a place for your stuff!” After years of administering estates and trusts, I have found that more problems arise with the question, “what happens to the stuff.”… Read More