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Wills and estate planning

No matter how old you are, creating a will and estate planning are an important part of your financial picture. Use the content in this section to help you get started.
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Wills and estate planning

What is long-term care and should I consider long-term care insurance?

Assisted living. Retirement homes. Home health care. These topics can be difficult to discuss. But planning now with long-term care insurance is something to consider.

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Wills and estate planning

Understanding beneficiary options in a life insurance policy

This article covers common beneficiary options for life insurance benefits, including how many beneficiaries you can name, different levels of beneficiaries and the importance of being specific.

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Wills and estate planning

Inheritance tax vs estate tax

Even after we're gone, our loved ones may have to pay taxes on the hard-earned money we left them. Or do they? Learn about inheritance and estate taxes.

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Wills and estate planning

Helpful estate planning tips for newlywed seniors

As a senior adult planning a trip down the aisle, it's important to understand the value of creating an estate plan that ultimately fulfills your wishes and obligations.

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Wills and estate planning

Gifting your life insurance policy to charity


Naming a charity as beneficiary of your life insurance is an ideal way to help out the causes you care about most and leave a financial legacy to ensure their good work continues.

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Filing form 712

To ensure all taxes are in order when a life insurance policy is paid out, it is essential to understand IRS Federal Form 712. In this article, we'll cover what exactly form 712 is, and the who, where and how of filing it.

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Wills and estate planning

Estate planning basics: Updating your last will and testament

You basically have three choices when making changes to your Last Will and Testament: create a new will, make a codicil to your will, or simply alter your existing will.

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