Asset Protection is something that anyone with significant assets needs to consider. We live in a time when many Americans believe that they have the right to sue anyone at any time for any reason: nearly $300 billion in lawsuits is filed in this country...
Did you know that Johann Sebastian Bach was not particularly famous when he was alive? How about Henry David Thoreau, Vincent van Gogh, Emily Dickinson, and Herman Melville? While it is a bit sad to think that these creative geniuses didn't live to see their works...
The rolling pin your mother used to make pie crusts each Thanksgiving...
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Sometimes decisions are easy: two scoops instead of one, for example. Easy. But there are lots of decisions, especially in estate planning, that take a little more thought. One of the most important decisions you’ll make is selecting who will make decisions...
It's Valentine's Day, and in our minds that's the perfect time to think about the future of the people you love most! You've worked hard your whole life to take care of your loved ones...
Over 25 years ago, Phelps LaClair founder Stephen Phelps decided that he would take advantage of the warm Arizona climate and try his hand at planting citrus trees. Well, try he did, and he soon had 30 citrus trees in his backyard! That may seem like...
Are you a planner? One of those people who makes lists, plans out their days, weeks, and months down to the minute? Maybe you still carry around one of those handy day planners? The world needs more planners like you. We get you. We are estate...
A lot can change in three years. Just ask an iPhone salesman. And just as most millennials can't fathom carrying around the same phone for three years, you shouldn't consider keeping the same trust for any longer than that. You probably already know that among the...
One of the most crucial reasons to update your estate plan has to do with changes to your beneficiaries. An out of date trust that provides for the wrong beneficiaries (or the right beneficiaries in the wrong way) can spell disaster for a family. We...
“Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” -Benjamin Franklin Yes, it's true. Death and taxes are the two things in life we can't avoid. Even more discouraging is the fact that after a lifetime of paying taxes, it's possible that your estate is...