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Payable on death accounts can help streamline the process of transferring certain assets to loved ones, after you pass away.

If you don’t have a spouse and children, you might not think you need to do any estate planning—but that’s not the case.

Buying a home is one of the most common triggers for creating an estate plan.

Trusts give parents of special-needs children additional options for extending care and financial assistance. However, you might need some expert help.

Reaching age 50 is a milestone that most of us celebrate. Still, after you’ve blown out the candles and bid farewell to your guests, you may have a headache from too much champagne, but otherwise feel the same as before.

The word “estate” has always been connected to “ultra-rich” families, those with a lot to leave behind after their death. However, definitions have now changed, and anyone who has anything to leave behind needs to plan their estate.

The biggest misconception people have about estate planning is that “they are not that old and can do it later,” say almost half (49%) of advisors in a recent Key Private Bank Advisor Poll on estate planning. Yet, the majority (73%) of advisors say the ideal age to start putting an estate plan in place is before 40—earlier than many people think.

At some point in your life, you may find yourself an administrator, a beneficiary or a creditor of a probate estate. You may even want this information for planning your own estate.