Pitfalls abound when creating and maintaining an estate plan. Here are four to be especially aware of.

Who will handle your financial affairs and make medical decisions for you in the event you become incapacitated? The answer lies in a durable power of attorney.

Transferring a family business to the next generation requires a delicate balancing act.

Without an advance health care directive, your estate plan is incomplete.

To ensure your desired treatment of adopted children or unadopted stepchildren, you and your spouse or partner must clearly communicate your plans through wills

Many people confuse a living will with a last will and testament, but they aren’t the same. These separate documents serve different, but vital, purposes.

From the time we start our first job and saving for retirement, there’s countless life events we encounter that makes time go by quickly.

Life insurance remains a powerful estate planning tool for providing for your loved ones in the event of your untimely death. Now is the time to reevaluate your

Too often, people planning their estates focus on tax and asset-protection issues and overlook long-term health care needs.