If you’re a father, there’s a good chance you help manage your household’s finances and you may even play the dominant role. This may work well now, but what if something were to happen to you? Would your family be financially okay?

The key to avoiding bitter conflict among heirs, is to have candid discussions well before the reading of the will.

Do not put off finalizing and signing your estate planning documents, just because you have reached an impasse on who to name as trustee.

Can an irrevocable trust be revoked?

You may be surprised at how easy it is to make an expensive mistake with your beneficiary designations.

Trusts are one of the most versatile items of the financial planning toolkit. However, they are not just for rich people. With the new higher estate tax exemptions, avoiding or reducing estate tax is not a concern for most of us.

Credit cards, a car loan, a mortgage—whatever debt you’re carrying around, doesn’t just disappear when you die.

If you were to receive a sizable inheritance, what should you do with it? This money could help you achieve some of your important financial goals , so you’ll want to think carefully about your choices.

A family from the United Kingdom has made international news, as a result of an alleged will forgery fueled by a mother-in-law’s disdain for her daughter’s husband.

Since women live approximately 4.9 more years than men, it is critical for both single and married women, regardless of age, to take estate planning seriously.