Estate planning is a crucial part of mapping out your family's future. While there are many different components of an estate plan, wills and trusts are an important part of assuring how your assets ...

I was talking to some friends the other day about wills and trusts. They seemed to have a variety of opinions, so can you straighten things out for me? I don’t have a will or a trust, and my financial ...

When you think of estate planning, you probably think of a Will or Trust. These documents are the backbone of every estate plan, ensuring the decedent’s wishes for their assets, no matter how many, ...

It’s never too early for adults to think about estate planning. Estate planning is an important part of money management. While it’s easy to think of estate planning as just a way to dictate how your ...

When planning for the transfer of assets after death, two terms come up often: probate and trust. Probate is the ...

Constance Carter, founder of California's largest independent Black-owned real estate firm, emphasizes importance of estate ...

Dear Liz: I understand what happens with a living trust when both spouses die at once. But what happens when just one dies? Is the trust tossed out, since the surviving spouse is usually the trustee?

Trust & Will is an online estate-planning platform that guides users through the will-making process through simple question-and-answer prompts. It provides state-specific instructions for wills and ...

To state the obvious, the coronavirus pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives. Part of that change is a heightened awareness of the fragility of life and the need to plan for the inevitability ...

Trusts and wills are essential tools in estate planning, each providing its unique framework for asset management and distribution after death. Trusts can help you avoid probate, as well as enhanced ...