How Farmers Can Buy More Land Tax-Free Using a 1031 Exchange Imagine this: The land you’ve been farming for 30 years just came up for sale. It’s the perfect opportunity to expand your operation—but there’s one big problem. If you sell…
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New Year’s Eve Trivia and Fun Facts Americans are known for their “work hard, play hard” mindset. On average, we work 1,789 hours per year.[1] However, even with our play-hard mentality, many of us do not stay up to see the ball drop on New Yea…
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End of Year Cleanup Checklist This end of the year is the perfect time to take stock of the past year and tie up loose ends before the new year begins. Having a to-do list can make the challenges of balancing family and professional commitments more…
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Estate Planning Is a Great Way to Help You Celebrate the Holidays It Is Time to Make Your Estate Planning List and Check It Twice “He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. He’s going to find out who’s naughty and nice . . . .”[1] The e…
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Your Estate Planning Team Roster Imagined as a Football Squad November is an exciting time in the world of sports. Baseball is fresh off the World Series, the NBA and NHL seasons are starting to hit their stride, and the NFL is at the halfway point a…
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Why Deathbed Planning Might Give You Additional Grief None of us likes to think about our own death or enjoys planning for that occasion. However, if you do not create an estate plan or fail to update it regularly, you are likely setting your loved o…
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High School Seniors Can Use a Starter Estate Plan The long, carefree days of summer are nearing an end. If you have a high school senior at home, childhood is also coming to an end for them as they prepare to graduate, turn 18, and enter the “real…
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What You Can Learn from the Leno Conservatorship Proceedings When most people think about creating an estate plan, they usually focus on what will happen when they die. They typically do not consider what their wishes would be if they were alive but…
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Estate Planning for Expatriates The United States hosts the highest number of immigrants in the world, but increasingly, Americans are considering relocating permanently to another country. A large percentage of wealthy Americans are also interested…
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What to Do When a Disability Throws Your Estate Plan into Chaos As poet Robert Burns mused centuries ago, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Despite thoughtful effort and a concerted strategy, you cannot prepare for every emergency in…
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