April 6, 2010 in Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
A financial power of attorney is a valuable legal document that ensures that your financial matters will continue to be handled – should you become incapacitated and unable to do so yourself. However, placed into the wrong hands, these documents can become a license to steal. In your power of attorney, you’re called the “principal” ...
February 24, 2010 in Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Planning for the future basically involves a number of benefits. For one, it prepares you and your family for the inevitable. Aside from that, it allows you to formulate your decisions level-headedly. Then again, it is not unlikely for the task to become too emotionally charged at times, which makes it all the more fitting ...
November 3, 2009 in Estate Planning
Are you in the process of planning for your retirement? If you are around the age of forty or fifty, you may be concerned with the planning process. Are you on track to retire comfortable? Do you need to save more money? How can you save that money? If these are questions that you have ...
June 18, 2009 in Estate Planning
The policies on New Jersey living wills may bear some resemblance with that of other states in the United States. But for purposes of specificity and just to make sure that things are carried out according to state procedure, it would be best to familiarize yourself with New Jersey laws on the subject of advance ...
January 1, 2008 in Estate Planning, Retirement Planning
401(k) Plan is an employer-sponsored investment plan for retirement. Employees make contributions to the plan and choose from a variety of investments. Employers may match a portion of employees’ contributions. Alpha describes the difference between an investment’s actual return over a period of time and its expected return, given its level of risk, as ...
