Blended Family? Here’s Why You Should Establish a Trust
Blended Family? Here’s Why You Should Establish a Trust Home / A blended family comes together as the result of a second marriage. This may include children, step-children, former spouses, current spouses, or even in-laws. Planning for the future with a blended family can become complex when considering the emotional challenges, however, it can get […]
What’s the Password?: Protecting your Digital Assets
What’s the Password?: Protecting your Digital Assets Home / When our loved ones pass away, they often leave behind houses, land and finances, or, a physical estate. Since the beginning of the Information Age, they now also leave behind one other type of asset: a digital estate. A “digital estate” includes any type of electronically-stored […]
Why Would I Need a Charitable Trust?
Why Would I Need a Charitable Trust? Home / Between the recent holidays and the upcoming tax season, you may have been thinking charitably these last few months. And you probably already know donating to an organization you care about can guarantee a nice tax break, depending on a number of other factors. A charitable […]
How to Secure the Future for Your Loved One with Special Needs
How to Secure the Future for Your Loved One with Special Needs Home / Does someone you love have special needs? For these loved ones, good estate planning is essential. But estate planning for your child or grandchild with special needs is different than with other children. What You Need to Know What are “special […]
When Someone Says “No”: Overcoming Rejection in 2019
When Someone Says “No”: Overcoming Rejection in 2019 Home / Humans are bothered by conflict. We would prefer to live in a world where everyone gets along, loves their ideas, and is happy to see others succeed. Unfortunately, that world doesn’t exist. In our world, we are going to be told “no”. Though we can’t […]
Dustin’s Tips on Life, Law and Legacy: Winter 2018
Dustin’s Tips on Life, Law and Legacy: Winter 2018 Home / Each quarter, Dustin compiles a list of tips. From personal to professional, silly to serious: our hope is that these ten tips will help you too! From the observations of Dustin Hughes, consider: Dealing with Life’s Hard Circumstances. My father often said, “It’s not […]
A Note for the Holidays, from Dustin Hughes
A Note for the Holidays, from Dustin Hughes Home / We’ve all heard the jingling tune that comes on the radio this time of year: “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays ‘Cause no matter how far away you roam If you wanna to be happy in a million ways For the holidays […]
How to Hand Down the Family Business
How to Hand Down the Family Business Home / Families are tricky. Family businesses can be trickier. Whether it’s your local pizzeria, medical office, Fortune-500 stock company or anything in between, having a succession plan when handing down your business is the best way to keep your business afloat and still want to invite your […]
Should I Set Up a Trust for My Pet?
Should I Set Up a Trust for My Pet? Home / While some readers might think this unusual, others will see the truth here. (??) Pets: We cherish them, adore them, and enjoy their company. We might think we need our pets, but in truth, our pets need us to survive. Even after we are […]
Why Estate Planning is Important For All Ages
Why Estate Planning is Important For All Ages Home / Building an estate plan is not just important for those with many assets or who are nearing death. It’s important for all ages and for those who have a lot or just a little. Who needs an estate plan? Take the following examples: do you […]