There are 4 types of estate planning: Do nothing. Let others sort it out later. Do it yourself. Get a form and fill in the blanks. How hard can it be? Use a document-driven attorney. Pay lots of money for a fancier form that someone else fills out for you. Use a...

Do you ever feel pretty proud of yourself? Kind of interesting the stuff that we get proud of. Here are some of the things I have been proud of lately: 1. stopped drinking diet soda. Used to drink it all the time, for years, but my mom kept telling me it would give me...

I am sitting here at Springfield Clinic getting a bunch of allergy shots. 27 shots, 3 at a time, every 15 minutes (and on my birthday, even). What better time to post to my blog? Who do you act like? In my work with estate clients, I get to hear about the legacy that...

Part of feeling connected to a family, school, part of the country, etc. is the language we use.

This afternoon, I hosted a roomful of financial professionals for a webinar. Where we all face forward, listening to a voice through speakers sitting in some other state and looking at a screen with a powerpoint presentation. And it was really great. Great content and...