Cremation? Burial? Who Makes the Call?

Do you want to be buried?  Where?  Have you already paid for a burial plan?  Do you want to be cremated?  Do you want your ashes buried in a specific place?  Kept?  Scattered?  Or do you want your body donated to science? There is a lot that you can say about what happens to your […]

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Doctors Die Differently

“‘Do everything you can for him, Doc’ is a phrase with far-reaching implications….  There comes a time for every person when his or her identity is gone, and the quality of life should be valued more than the mere presence of it.” A recent CNN article highlighted that 88.3% of doctors have stated in an […]

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Estate Planning = Control

We have all heard the “Serenity Prayer”:  “O God, give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.” No one can look into a crystal ball and know what the future holds, but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless to […]

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Take Great Estate Planning Tips One Step Further

This recent article from The New York Times is full of great tips, and some of them can be taken one step further:  http://nyti.ms/1uF4AkS. It is usually best to keep everything related to your estate plan in one place.  Make sure that the people who are supposed to carry out your estate plan know where […]

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Explain Yourself!

When I talk to a client about an estate plan, I find myself often using the phrase “express your wishes.” An estate plan is not just about saying who gets what assets.  It’s also about saying how the transfer should be accomplished and what the assets should be used for.  Similarly, creating documents that say […]

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Thoughts to Live By

Estate planning is important.  Sure, it may be a key part of your plan to minimize estate taxes or to make sure that nephew Billy gets your baseball card collection.  But it may be much more important to express your values:  to support nephew Billy’s hard-working entrepreneurial spirit, to help a local hospital provide better […]

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Health Care Planning: Making Your Wishes Known for Your Family

What greater burden could one place on one’s family than asking them to make a life or death decision with no information? Health care planning is an opportunity to give your family the gift of certainty in an uncertain time. By showing that you made considered choices, you can ensure that your family comes together […]

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Post-Death Status Updates?

I am constantly impressed by the new tools that technology provides.  Social media gives us an especially effective way to convey our affection for our loved ones or our congratulations for reaching a milestone.  Some of the tools discussed in this article take “reach out and touch someone” to a new level. http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/22/tech/social-media/death-and-social-media/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

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