Do you remember as a kid having a lemonade stand? It seemed so simple to sell lemonade. All that you needed was a sign, customers, and lemonade, right? As a kid, you didn’t think about how the customers were going to hear about your business (marketing), where you are going to get money to make the lemonade (financing), or what …
Planning a vacation is fun and exciting, however, there is a lot of preparation before the experience. The lists of what to do and what to bring is important but not as important as remembering to ENJOY a vacation. It’s supposed to be fun and relaxing, or at a minimum, memorable. Also, you can probably get plenty of deep thinking …
3 Ways to Protect Your NFT 2. How did you purchase your NFT? Since we are talking about cryptocurrencies, how you purchased your NFT is important. Regardless, if you bought it with cryptocurrency or cash, the government wants to ensure that you are properly taxed. Remember that death and taxes are the two unavoidable things in life. Also, an NFT is considered property …
3 Ways to Protect Your NFT Keeping up with technological advances can be a full-time job in itself. It seems that every day there is a new app, cryptocurrency, or a gadget coming to market. Just looking at the way we store our data and documents has significantly changed from using floppy disks to now storing information on the cloud. …
The term “estate planning” can sometimes seem cold and formal, even to an estate planning attorney. As a legal term, “estate” encapsulates everything you acquire throughout the course of your life: homes, property, stocks, wealth, and belongings. But is that really all you are? What about your values, the life lessons you have learned, the wise counsel you could pass …
2020 and 2021 brought uncertainty and had us living in unchartered territories. It is no wonder that according to a study by caring.com, the number of 18-34 year olds with estate planning documents has increased by 50% since the pandemic began. We are all looking for stability in our current lives and protection for the future. This is why more …
Dispute resolution is a term used to describe how problems are fixed or corrected. In order to best advise clients, we take the time to understand the nature of the problem the client is facing. We learn more by listening to the client than by giving recommendations. The conversation next turns to what the client wants the final state of …
Wisdom and death. These two words maintain an interesting relationship. Some people only gain the former after the latter has happened to someone close to them. How many times have we all heard that someone changes their outlook on life after the death of a loved one? There are multiple social media memes that ask you to hit “like” if …
These days, when the US Supreme Court decides a matter 8-1[1], it should be “breaking news!” That the case also involves estate planning matters means that you should know about it as soon as possible. So as not to keep you in suspense, here’s what is important. For life insurance policies that a married couple purchases and cross-designates the beneficiary, …
Sending your kids off to college is a bittersweet experience. Some parents are reluctant to let their children out into the real world, constantly worrying about their health and safety. Others are eager to remodel the child’s bedroom or take the couple’s vacations they never could when their kids were young. No matter how you feel about your child’s imminent …
