Estate

Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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Estate Management 101

Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

What To Look For in a Trustee

What To Look For in a Trustee

There’s a lot to consider when appointing a trustee for your estate. Here are 3 questions to ask when making the decision.

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date

Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."

Trusts As Part of Your Financial Plan

Trust Strategists with Baird Trust, discuss how different types of trusts can fit into your overall financial plan.

The Basic Elements of Estate Planning

It’s not just for the ultra-wealthy. Estate plans can help protect assets, make things easier for heirs and minimize taxes.

Critical Estate Documents

Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.

Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge

Estate management can help ensure that your assets are transferred according to your wishes while managing tax issues.

Estate Management Checklist

Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.

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Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

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