Half Of All Eligible Americans Are Filing For Social Security According to recent studies, half of all eligible Americans, apparently worried about the future of social security or the current economy, are filing for social security at the earliest they can, namely 62...
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Year: 2011
Who Gets To Use The Family Lake Cabin?
Using The Family Cabin Mom and Dad have passed away, leaving the behind the family cabin. Now that summer has finally arrived, the cabin on Round Lake is ready for fishing, waterskiing and canoeing. You and your children have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to...
No Estate Taxes For POD Beneficiary
Teenager Is To Receive $4 Million Before James died without a will, with an estate valued at about $12 million, he had designated his teenage goddaughter Jessica as the beneficiary on two Payable-On-Death accounts (also called POD accounts), which were worth almost $4...
Estate Planning To Avoid Lateral Transfer Of Wealth In Blended Families
What Happens After You Pass Away? When you die and if your spouse remarries, will your spouse's new husband or wife and the stepchildren inherit your children's share of the family inheritance? This may be difficult for some people to think about, but it is something...
What Is A Living Will / Health Care Directive?
When You Go To A Minnesota Hospital When you are taken to a hospital in Minnesota from an accident or illness, it may be too late to prepare the documents to assure you the care you want or to provide access to your medical information for your loved ones. This could...
6 Ways To Avoid Identity Theft
A Damaging Crime One of the most heartbreaking of property crimes is the current wave of thefts of identity. This crime is humiliating and emotionally devastating to the victim and his or her family. Besides that, it is also enormously costly to the victim's family...
Death By A Drunk Driver
A Heart Breaking Phone Call Your phone rings early in the morning. The police officer on the other end tells you that your daughter's car has been hit by a drunk driver and she is dead. Every year thousands of Americans get that heart breaking call. Of course nothing...
Safeguard The Estate Assets Promptly After Death
Take Immediate Steps To Protect The Estate Sadly the death of a person seems to attract predators. Remember the dream in Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol when Ebenezer has died and his maid is stealing his bed linens? Unfortunately things like that can occur in real...
Safeguard The Estate Assets Promptly After Death
Take Immediate Steps To Protect The Estate Sadly the death of a person seems to attract predators. Remember the dream in Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol when Ebenezer has died and his maid is stealing his bed linens? Unfortunately things like that can occur in real...
Death By A Drunk Driver
A Heart Breaking Phone Call Your phone rings early in the morning. The police officer on the other end tells you that your daughter's car has been hit by a drunk driver and she is dead. Every year thousands of Americans get that heart breaking call. Of course...