Estate

Effective estate management enables you to manage your affairs during your lifetime and control the distribution of your wealth after death. An effective estate strategy can spell out your healthcare wishes and ensure that they're carried out – even if you are unable to communicate. It can even designate someone to manage your financial affairs should you be unable to do so.

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Estate Management 101

A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

When Do You Need a Will?

When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.

Managing an Inheritance

A windfall from a loved one can be both rewarding and complicated.

4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

• Articles

  Critical Estate Documents

  Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.

  Succeeding at Business Succession

  There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

  And the Executor Is

  The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.

  Managing Family Dynamics in Business Succession

  Preserve both your business and your family bonds with a thoughtful succession strategy.

  Trusts As Part of Your Financial Plan

  Trust Strategists with Baird Trust, discuss how different types of trusts can fit into your overall financial plan.

  Address Potential Incapacity with Estate Planning

  Use a power of attorney and revocable trust to ensure your wishes are honored if you become incapacitated.

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• Videos

  Safeguard Your Digital Estate

  If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?

  Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous

  Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?

  Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

  Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

  4 Elements of an Estate Strategy

  Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.

  Estate Management 101

  A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.

  When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

  A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.

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