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Asset Protection in Uncertain Times Part Two: FDIC Insurance

Asset Protection in Uncertain Times Part Two: FDIC Insurance

The economic news continues to get worse and worse. First, here is a brief summary of some of the advice I offered in last month’s Estate Planning Insights column: Make sure that your savings accounts, checking accounts and certificates of deposit are in FDIC-insured...
Asset Protection in Uncertain Times Part Two: FDIC Insurance

Asset Protection in Uncertain Times Part One: FDIC Insurance

When you sign an estate planning document such as a revocable living trust or a will, you appoint someone to handle your assets for you. The person you choose to handle things for you is called a “fiduciary.” A “fiduciary” is in a position of great trust and...
What to Do When Someone Dies With a Trust

What to Do When Someone Dies With a Trust

When you sign an estate planning document such as a revocable living trust or a will, you appoint someone to handle your assets for you. The person you choose to handle things for you is called a “fiduciary.” A “fiduciary” is in a position of great trust and...
Hawai`i’s Intestacy Law

Hawai`i’s Intestacy Law

When you sign an estate planning document such as a revocable living trust or a will, you appoint someone to handle your assets for you. The person you choose to handle things for you is called a “fiduciary.” A “fiduciary” is in a position of great trust and...
The Special Needs Trust: A Way to Care for a Disabled Family Member

The Special Needs Trust: A Way to Care for a Disabled Family Member

Suppose you have a child with a disability. Maybe the child was born with a mental disability, or maybe even a physical disability. The child may have been normal at birth and developed the mental or physical disability later in life. You love this child and want to...
FIDUCIARIES IN YOUR ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS

FIDUCIARIES IN YOUR ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS

When you sign an estate planning document such as a revocable living trust or a will, you appoint someone to handle your assets for you. The person you choose to handle things for you is called a “fiduciary.” A “fiduciary” is in a position of great trust and...