RSS FeedsEstate Planning: Families & Talking
Organizing your affairs -- and inspiring your parents to organize theirs.
FAMILIES & TALKING
Baby boomers and their aging parents often shy away from discussions about money, estate planning and health care.
FAMILIES & TALKING
Here's an example of a letter that can get the discussion going. It can be sent by adult children to their parents, or vice versa:
FAMILIES & TALKING
There still are steps you can take to lessen the impact or even the likelihood of future problems
FAMILIES & TALKING
Taking over widowed mother's finances proved much more difficult than expected.
FAMILIES & TALKING
"Family incentive trusts" can give kids both money and a reason to achieve.
FAMILIES & TALKING
They allow parents to distribute assets -- but not control.
FAMILIES & TALKING
When a spouse or parent becomes unable to handle financial affairs, legal safeguards could turn into roadblocks.