Archive for September, 2008
Estate Taxes: Obama and McCain talk about 2010
The “death tax” debate is part of this year’s presidential campaign. According to CNN, both candidates will work to make estate taxes return after the 2010 repeal. You might recall that exemptions are increasing in 2009, to $3.5 million and a 45% rate before the estate tax goes away completely in 2010. And if nothing [...]
I Don’t Want to Talk About It
Seven words that create so much grief: ”I don’t want to talk about it.”
Sometimes an aging parent brings up their death and the children balk. Sometimes it’s the other way around. Either way, not talking about is worse, so how do we get to the point where talking is OK?
Successful approaches probably vary, but most [...]
First Child on the Way?
Most young adults put off planning for their heirs - with few assets, little obligations that outlive them, and a sense of immortality in the mix who can blame them? Then a baby comes along, and everything changes. Along with deciding a name, picking a crib, and a sudden urge to live it up comes [...]