Offshore Trust - Effective Estate Planning, You Decide

An over view of offshore trusts as part of viable estate planning and the fear that keeps many clients and attorneys from knowing more about how to use them effectively

Estate Planning - Real Property Disbursement Problems

Over views some problems created by evenly splitting an intrest in real property between your heirs.

Estate Planning - Protecting Your Spouse

Over views advance protection measures one takes to protect their spouse when doing estate planning above and beyound joint tenancy laws.

Estate Planning and Your Pets

You have diligently outlined what should become of your children in the event of your death or disability. You’ve planned your estate, appointed guardians and possibly even shared your estate plan with family members and trusted caretakers. But doesn’t something feel as if it’s missing? Perhaps you need to plan provisions for what should become of your pets once you are no longer able to care for them.

Intestancy: Passing Without Estate Planning - What Happens?

Overviews the process of intenstancy laws when one dies without leaving a will or trust as part of their financial planning.

Finding the Best Estate Planning Attorney for Your Family

Few things are more important to the success of your estate plan than the attorney you choose to design and draft it.

Senior Life Settlement - Uses and Applications

The Senior Life Settlement Market has evolved so that there is a secondary market for life insurance policies that are no longer needed or wanted. Selling a life insurance policy into the open market is now easily accomplished.

Second Marriages - Estate Planning Concerns

One of the biggest areas of dispute in estate planning is with second marriages. It can cause litigation between the new spouse and the step-children. It can also expose your assets to medical and Medicaid claims.

How to Invest in Penny Stock- Wise Investing in Penny Stock

Penny stocks are a way for new companies to offer stocks in their growing business. Since these companies are not yet ready for the big time stock market, they will offer stock at low prices - usually starting from under $1 up to $5 per share.

How Modern Portfolio Theory is a Secret Plot of the IRS

Individual investors are trying to implement the asset allocation and rebalancing techniques used by large funds on their own portfolios, without realizing that those funds don't have to pay capital gains. How can individuals (who must pay capital gains taxes) compete against institutions that can rebalance without the IRS taking a chunk of the profits?

Learning To Profit From Forex Day Trading

If you learn Forex trading and the techniques and processes involved, it is possible to profit from Forex day trading.

Making Big Money By Looking At The Seasons Of Investment

How to increase your chances of staying on the right side of the market.

5 Vital Tips About Stock Market Research

When you first consider investing in the stock market it can seem to be a very intimidating prospect, one of the most important things that you have to do is research into the stocks you're considering investing in.

The New 'Four Horseman' of Technology - Cramer Likes My Stock Picks

I am sure that many of you watch or have watched CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer. Personally I think the screaming and boo-yaas are a little much, but I do watch it on occasion. I like Fast Money much better - it comes on a couple hours later. I am quite honored, because it looks like old Cramer has been sniffing around my blog looking for ideas.

Compare CD Rates Across The Us

When you compare CD rates, bigger doesn't always mean bigger. Some of the largest banks in the US offer fairly low CD rates. Shouldn't they be able to afford to pay the higher CD rates? Probably, but why don't they. Simply, they don't need to.