by Vail Gardner | Dec 22, 2020 | Estate Planning
Most adults in the US have not made a will or done any planning for the inevitable. Caring.com recently did a study and found that only 4 in 10 American adults have a will or living trust. If you have not made end-of-life plans, here is your wake-up call. There are...
by Vail Gardner | Dec 21, 2020 | Estate Planning
A living trust is a legal agreement that holds your assets and real estate. You, the Grantor, name a trustee who is in charge of distributing the assets to the chosen beneficiaries at the time and in the way you state in the language of the trust. You can choose to be...
by Vail Gardner | Dec 20, 2020 | Estate Planning
If you are going through a divorce, it can feel like your world has been upended. With all the unrest due to the pandemic and a general lack of career stability for many, divorce can feel like more than you can handle. However, if you calm your racing heart and think...
by Vail Gardner | Dec 18, 2020 | Estate Planning
If you have liquid assets or investments, you may consider putting them into a trust. Trusts are essentially instruments of law set up to hold your assets and distribute them to your beneficiaries. All trusts work to help shelter your investments and assets from tax...
by Vail Gardner | Dec 17, 2020 | Estate Planning
A living trust, also known as a revocable trust, is a legal framework that keeps your assets safe from probate and creditors. You can even better plan how to give an inheritance to an heir who has special needs or suffers from a substance abuse issue or gambling...
by Vail Gardner | Nov 30, 2020 | Estate Planning
The interesting thing about life is that we don’t know what will happen next. We all like to believe good things are coming down the line, but the truth is that sometimes when we least expect it, we lose control of our lives. Things happen that we never expected…...
