Category Archives: Estate Planning
The Importance of Beneficiary Designations
By: Mary McCraw, CFP® A well-crafted estate plan can ensure that your wishes are carried out with minimal hassles for your heirs. People spend a lot of time and money putting an estate plan in place and often overlook an…
Forget a Garage Sale: This Trick is so Much Better
By: Kristina Bolhouse, CPA/PFS, CFP® With the heat of summer, sometimes it’s easier to clean inside than work outdoors. It’s tempting to say, “Someday we will have a garage sale” and stick old clothes and other items in a corner…
View From the Trenches
By: Kristina Bolhouse, CPA/PFS, CFP® Like the impact of a new drug or medical treatment, we are now seeing firsthand the benefits of good estate planning as well as the implications of the new estate tax law changes that went…