Monthly Archives: August 2021
Think Twice Before Merging Your Finances With Your Children
The market is flooded with advice books about caring for your children during their first years of life, but the advice industry is frustratingly silent about the best ways to have a healthy relationship with your children when they are adults. Books, websites, and podcasts bombard you with information about the best ways to… Read More »
Beware Of Known And Reasonably Ascertainable Creditors
The fun part of estate planning is daydreaming about enjoying retirement and about being generous to your descendants. In fact, you might even spend your first few sessions with an estate planning lawyer focusing on your dreams of your golden years and of creating generational wealth. Eventually, though, you will need to confront your… Read More »
Retirement Income For The 99 Percent
The gig economy is not just for young people; cushy jobs have become a thing of the past, and cushy pensions and employer-provided retirement account contributions are even harder to find among the most recent cohort of people to find themselves added to the AARP’s mailing list. Life keeps getting more expensive, so how… Read More »
Estate Planning For Millennials Who Value Experiences Over Stuff And Friendship Over DNA
You’ve heard all the stereotypes about millennials. Millennials value experiences over stuff, and they certainly can’t be bothered with frivolous purchases like the disposable dinner napkin. Financially, millennials are screwed; most of them will never own a house. Millennials have the lowest birth rate in U.S. history, whether because diaper duty is a less… Read More »