Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

A to-do list for preparing an estate plan and avoiding any serious omissions or mistakes. Life is complicated. Money is complicated. Now imagine someone you love getting a phone call at 1 a.m. and ...

There's no such thing as "too early" when it comes to reviewing your estate plan. Case in point: several years ago, Kelley ...

Creating an asset checklist for estate planning can help streamline the process of organizing your financial affairs and ensuring that your wishes are carried out effectively. This checklist typically ...

You may think it’s too soon to do estate planning. Yet, none of us can predict the future – so you’ll want to be prepared for anything.Where do you begin? Consider developing an estate planning ...

An estate plan can give you peace of mind that your assets will be distributed according to your wishes when you die. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

It’s difficult to think about what may happen if your health starts to decline — or how your loved ones will carry on after your death. But doing nothing to plan for these events could result in you ...

January tends to be a busy month for estate planners, as clients follow up on resolutions to get their estate plans in order. But even if you're not hearing from clients, you should consider being ...

It can be easy to overlook, but an estate plan is essential for nearly everyone, whether you have a lot of money or just a little. An estate plan tells your heirs and the courts how to divide up your ...

Life is complicated. Money is complicated. Now imagine someone you love getting a phone call at 1 a.m. and being asked to step into your shoes, make medical decisions for you, and manage your ...

“Estate planning” is off-putting on so many levels. “Estate” conjures up images of the uber-wealthy setting aside giant tracts of land for the next generation. (Do I even have an estate, you wonder?) ...