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Help for Caregivers, Our Thankless Heroes
Caring for an aging loved one is an incredibly difficult job that is often thankless. Virtually everyone will need some help as they age, and most of us will resist that help as long as possible. Combine this with the love and concern that most children feel towards...
5 Estate Issues You and Your Family Should Plan For
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." When it comes to estate planning, this quote from Benjamin Franklin could not be more true. Oftentimes, people don't think of estate planning, or the issues related to it, until it is too late. As a firm who deals...
*NEW* GriefShare Group starting at Edwards Group
It hurts to lose someone. GriefShare brings help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend. Edwards Group Chaplain, Carla Green, along with her husband Rick will be leading this support group for those who have lost loved ones....
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The Language of Bowling and Estate Planning
Michelle and I got the kids a Wii for Christmas. Some evenings now you'll find us practicing Wii bowling. I've even been teaching Bailey all the "cool" bowling terms - like a turkey or a sleeper. Even bowling has its own language to describe what's going on in the...
Getting Started With Wills and Trusts: The Next Steps
If you're curious about the best way to get started at Edwards Group, download our latest flyer. It tells you the three easy steps you can take to get started today... Download the flyer here: Getting Started With Wills and Trusts FLYER
Guess What Was on the Front Seat? A Lesson in Security
Elisa, who helps with our newsletters and marketing, saw something interesting recently. I asked her to share it with you. Read on to find out what she saw: Protecting Your Info I was at Jimmy John's in Bloomington a while back, on my way to visit Edwards Group, when...
Bailey’s Office Signs
Bailey loves coming in to the office with me. When she's here, she usually does a little redecorating by making her own signs for the office doors. You can read more about Laura Peffley, our Senior Asset Coordinator, here. And read about Liis Casey, Asset...
Season Tickets and Estate Planning: When Is It Time to Reevaluate?
The email from the University of Illinois said, "We still have not received your payment to renew your 2012-13 Men's Basketball season tickets." But that still didn't change our decision. I always had season tickets during college and most of law school. And after a...
Large Amounts of Cash On Hand Can Spell Trouble
Cash may be king, but keeping large amounts of cash at home is a big estate planning mistake. There's nothing like cold hard cash right? Not where estate planning is concerned. Some people have a tendency to keep large amounts of cash at home. In our experience, this...
Helping Our Kids to Be Prepared Never Ends
"No, I don't want you to take me on my first day. I want to ride the bus!" That wasn't what my daughter said to me last week before going off to Kindergarten. That's what I told my mom when I started Kindergarten back in the 70's. Bailey's question was, "Daddy, what...
How to Prevent a Family Feud
Did you catch Hatfields & McCoys on the History Channel recently? I really enjoyed this great mini-series starring Kevin Costner. (Seeing him shooting and riding a horse again made me think of the movie "Dance With Wolves.") I liked it so much that I bought a book...
Top Five Regrets of the Dying (and other interesting stuff we found around the web…)
You may have noticed that we live and breathe estate planning around here. We're subscribed to many a list on the topic and are constantly attending conferences to brush up and make sure we're at our best for our clients. We also surf the web a lot. Periodically we...
Dave’s Vacation Photos
Every year we go on a trip with my parents and brother's family. We usually make great memories, and this year was no exception with a great trip to Glacier National Park in Montana. Here are a few pics! ...