Estate

Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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When Do You Need a Will?

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

Trusts As Part of Your Financial Plan

Trusts As Part of Your Financial Plan

Trust Strategists with Baird Trust, discuss how different types of trusts can fit into your overall financial plan.

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

Trusts As Part of Your Financial Plan

Trust Strategists with Baird Trust, discuss how different types of trusts can fit into your overall financial plan.

Will Power

Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.

4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities

Planning for a child with special needs can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.

What To Look For in a Trustee

There’s a lot to consider when appointing a trustee for your estate. Here are 3 questions to ask when making the decision.

And the Executor Is

The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.

3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families

This article will help your clients with blended families think and prepare their estate strategy.

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4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

Safeguard Your Digital Estate

If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

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