Planning For Estates That Contain Firearms

choosing the right executor or trustee, considering a gun trust, keeping accurate records, and exploring buyback programs, you can ensure that the transfer of firearms in your estate plan is done ... Read More

Gun Safety: How To Properly Store, Handle, and Shoot Firearms

Assume any firearm you come across is loaded. 3) Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot ... familiarize yourself with the range’s rules. If you don’t see them posted ... Read More

Shoot Yourself

Seton ’75, ’78 MBA says he came up with the idea after seeing similar concepts and developed “Shoot Yourself” with his roommate, Syllabus editor Jonathan Strauch ’77, as a way to democratize the pages ... Read More

What is estate planning?

Avoids the time and expense of probate court Set up your estate right ... this way. Plus, you don’t need as much wealth as you might think to make it worthwhile. A good estate plan can ... Read More

Real Estate

“Things don’t always go as planned.” Barely a decade after it declared bankruptcy, the city is emerging as America’s most unlikely real-estate boomtown. Living on golf courses has surged ... Read More

Beyond Wills: The Essential Estate Plan Checklist (For Everyone!)

Prominent examples include ensuring your healthcare decisions are carried out in accordance with your wishes, having the right ... estate plan entirely because of a misplaced belief that they don ... Read More

No Children? Why You Still Need an Estate Plan

When an individual has no close relatives (other than perhaps a spouse), the decisions required to prepare ... in the way that makes you most comfortable. Your estate plan can help establish ... Read More

Your Estate Plan Must Be Coordinated To Work

That way, your fiduciaries and heirs will know who will be involved to help. One of the most important aspects of coordinating your plan ... equation. Don’t be penny wise and estate planning ... Read More

How Transfer-on-Death Accounts Can Fit Into Your Estate Planning

But if that’s your plan, be careful ... and health care workers who don’t know what we would want. Hot Tips for Home Buyers and Sellers Right Now Real estate looks to be especially hopping ... Read More

How to Clean Your Laptop the Right Way

Gunk happens! Here's how to clean up your laptop's act—from the top bezel to the bottom fan—without inflicting harm. (It's easy, and you can use products you have around the house.) Computers ... Read More

3 Overlooked Benefits of Estate Planning

Without a legally enforceable estate plan in place, you run the risk of having a judge interpret state laws to decide matters such as how your possessions, property and assets will be distributed ... Read More