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  1. Top 7 Financial Resolutions For 2013

    Tue, 1 Jan 2013

    recommend using the least expensive card possible – often a secured credit card – and making on-time payments every single month," said Papadimitriou. "I will talk about money and estate planning with my partner and my family."

  2. Top 7 Tips for Investing in Art

    Sun, 2 Dec 2012

    collection. Chubb developed its Masterpiece Protection Network of packers, movers, storage facilities, appraisers and "everything to do with art," which is continually updated and provided to clients, says Straus. The art of estate planning

  3. Before Marriage Comes the Pre-Nup, Now More Outrageous Than Ever

    Wed, 26 Sep 2012

    own vows at a wedding. You write what you expect from each other." Ann-Margaret Carrozza , a New York-based estate planning attorney, says Sullivan and Mantus' attention to detail, while it may seem unromantic now, may be what keeps their

  4. LifeStages: Preparing financially for a family

    Sun, 23 Sep 2012

    after having a child, is the size of their portion of medical bills connected with the delivery, she says. GET ESTATE PLANNING After you have a child, it's not all just about you and your spouse anymore. You need to quickly make contingency

  5. Ask Matt: How to protect assets from nursing home costs

    Mon, 17 Sep 2012

    assets out of the estate, legally, to prevent nursing home costs from draining them away, says Michael Gilfix, an estate planning attorney at Gilfix & La Poll. The key is to start making gifts at least five years before the need for nursing home

  6. Willis or No Willis: Passing on Your Downloads When You Pass

    Tue, 4 Sep 2012

    There was a hot rumor going around that "Die Hard" star Bruce Willis was taking legal action against Apple because he couldn't leave his digital music collection to his daughters. Willis, went the rumor, found out that he couldn't pass on his many iTunes songs, at least not legally. The story has

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  1. Man Shocks Hometown Charity With $125M Bequest

    Thu, 30 Aug 2012

    told Pete McCown, president of the Elkhart County Community Foundation , that he was including the foundation in his estate planning . McCown said Gundlach, who had no spouse or heirs, was in town to visit his mother. "He patted me on the shoulder

  2. Cancer Rehab Helps Survivors Overcome the 'New Normal'

    Wed, 22 Aug 2012

    He told me not to lift more than 10 or 15 pounds for the rest of my life on that arm," said Spring, 54, an estate - planning lawyer. "I just thought it was a fact of life, that I would no longer be able to use that arm. But I was just

  3. Beyond the grave: Wills give gift of travel

    Sun, 19 Aug 2012

    basic needs, but beyond that, he believes those with extra means are becoming increasingly philosophical in their estate planning . "They are thinking about how to influence the behavior of their descendants in a positive way," he said, noting

  4. End-Of-Life Conversation Can Mean Peace of Mind For Your Family

    Tue, 14 Aug 2012

    we're ready with insurance policies and all sorts of estate planning . But we're not, as a whole, prepared for the emotional part of death. What we need is estate planning for the soul. From a personal perspective, I've

  5. 'The Conversation Project' Shifts to End-of-Life Care

    Tue, 14 Aug 2012

    preparing family members for an emotional journey beyond end-of-life directives and insurance policies. It's estate planning for the soul. Esptein's father, Seymour, a 91-year-old physicist, agreed to speak with his daughter and

  6. Michael Jackson's Mother and Children Attend Jackson Brothers' Concert

    Mon, 30 Jul 2012

    of lies" and she was "devastated" the children were taken away from her. The Jackson family feud: Lessons on estate planning . "There are also rumors going around about me that I have been kidnapped and held against my will," said Jackson

  7. Michael Jackson Family Feud: Lessons for Wills and Trusts

    Fri, 27 Jul 2012

    has lessons to teach ordinary folks. "What do the estate planning mistakes of Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Princess the quality one would expect from any experienced estate planning attorney." By comparison, they point to the far

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  1. Cliff Rescue: Walking Away From The Edge

    Wed, 2 Jan 2013

    You know plans for dividends from those companies that are really. Family where the dividend out and and you know estate planning is a huge issue but for the most companies I don't think it's gonna have a big effect. Is do you want to weigh

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    really. Family -- where the dividend -- out and and you know estate planning is a huge issue but for the most companies I don't think it's gonna have a big effect.
  2. 'GMA' Quick Tip: Estate Planning

    Thu, 10 Mar 2011

    Thinking about how your personal property is going to be distributed before you can be tough to face. However it is one of the most important decisions you can take and it's never too early to get start. The first is to take an inventory of your assets. Gather statements from your bank accounts

  3. The Conversation: A Family's Private Decision

    Tue, 9 Oct 2012

    one, the others weigh in, all ages. ♪ Happy birthday dear grandpa ♪ Reporter: And with that, estate planning for the heart. The conversation beginning in america. So please tell us your stories in the days ahead about ways

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    estate planning for the heart.
  4. Estate Planning Tips for Parents

    Mon, 13 Mar 2006

    Advice for parents on how to provide for loved ones in case of the unexpected.

  5. Man Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    either brilliant or it's a crazy that could backfire. Goodman's lawyer insists the adoption was designed for estate planning and to guarantee his children's future not to shield his fortune from a lawsuit. A probate court still has to decide

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    Goodman's lawyer insists the adoption was designed for estate planning and to guarantee his children's future not to shield his fortune from a lawsuit. A probate court still has to decide on
  6. Documents You Need to Keep

    Tue, 15 May 2012

    divorce to create your married life in alimony child custody those things are all important that you have does your estate planning documents so your will your trust anything to do with health care directing you need to make sure that you have copies

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    child custody those things are all important that you have does your estate planning documents so your will your trust anything to do with -- health care directing you need to make sure that you have
  7. Important Documents: What to Keep, What to Toss

    Wed, 6 Jul 2011

    your divorce documents. Also your passport Social Security cards anything to do with life insurance policies your estate planning docks like will trust or even durable power of attorney if you have one. And then also your retirement account information

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    passport Social Security cards anything to do with life insurance policies your estate planning docks like will -- trust or even durable power of attorney if you have one. And then also your retirement account information.
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