The Problem and Fixes for Forced Co-Ownership Through Inheritance

Sometimes you have to go through something to gain true perspective on the pros and cons. For example: Have you ever owned anything with someone who wasn’t your spouse? Think about a business partner you had, siblings, friends. Maybe it was a business or a property or something as simple as having had to share…

5 Things to Do, Financially, Before You’re 50

For many, the summertime means having a looser schedule and “longer days” with more daylight to get things accomplished. It’s a symbol of freedom; no school for kids, a popular vacation time, maybe even more casual attire at work. I’d venture to guess, it’s also the time of the year where people think about retirement…

Financially Sandwiched Generation

For some of my clients, the “accumulation years” (namely the years just before retirement) have become a time of financial hemorrhage. Sandwiched between adult children seeking (multiple?) degrees or grounded by a lack of available jobs and aging parents needing care and support, these clients are finding themselves having to keep multiple generations afloat, often…

Lessons from Losing Pat

I'm sad as I write this article. A very close client of mine passed away on Sunday. I got to meet Pat 10 years ago but really got to know Pat after her husband had passed away 9 years ago. She had never balanced a checkbook at that point in her life. She had no…

7 Gifting Ideas for Your Wealth Transfer Plan

Wealth Transfer Planning 5 of 6 In wealth transfer planning, we often think of how we want to distribute our assets upon death. But what is sometimes overlooked is the opportunity to give assets away prior to death, which, in some cases, may be a better way to meet your goals and objectives. Not only…