Dori Zinn loves helping people learn and understand money. She's been covering personal finance for a decade and her writing has appeared in Wirecutter, Credit Karma, Huffington Post and more. Estate ...

Estate planning is complex in many respects. For starters, it can be emotional, since it requires thinking about your own mortality--or about a time when you might be unable to make decisions on your ...

Estate planning helps 'forestall bad outcomes,' author says — you need some key documents even at age 18 Research shows that ...

When a loved one passes on, moving through grief while managing their estate can be difficult. If they do not leave a will or a trust, it can make the grief process that much harder. We have all heard ...

The New Year's Day fiscal cliff bill, which ended an 11-year period of uncertainty about estate tax exemptions and rates, also made permanent a wonderful break for widows and widowers that was set to ...

Over the last decade, estate preparation among seniors has slowed significantly. Even today, many families do not discuss their estate intentions openly. As a result, more than half of American adults ...

Most people associate estate planning with wills, trusts, and beneficiary designations. However, annuities can also play a significant role in your long-term legacy. In addition to providing ...

You don't need to pay for professional help to begin estate planning. Some steps are free, such as listing out assets and liabilities, updating beneficiaries, and creating an advanced medical ...

️ Connect the Dots. Various assets and financial holdings — from your bank account to your IRA — have different rules for closing out or transferring upon your death. April Pollard, a Little Rock ...

Clients often procrastinate because they imagine estate planning as a months-long ordeal involving endless paperwork, ...

Discover strategies financial advisors can use to craft personalized family financial plans, addressing budgeting, saving, ...