In the popular imagination, receiving an inheritance always sounds like a good thing — after all, who doesn’t want a financial windfall? And inheritances can certainly be life-altering events. But ...

At-home DNA kits reveal unknown heirs, sparking inheritance disputes. Estate planners must adapt strategies to protect ...

The first justification is that the utility of money is partly a function of need. Most young families have squeezed budgets, due to high housing costs and career breaks. Drip feeding them spare ...

How is the amount of an inheritance advance determined? When advancing an inheritance, companies offer heirs immediate access to their funds by buying a portion of their expected inheritance. It can ...

Planning your estate plan for when the time comes can be challenging, especially if you have a significant amount of assets with beneficiaries who lack the financial responsibility to use it wisely.

More and more people are finding their biological relatives via DNA testing, only to be pulled into an emotional and costly fight over inheritance. A recent report in the Wall Street Journal ...

Does your ability to pass on your wealth to your heirs depend on where you live ... and die? Indeed, it does. Federal estate taxes apply no matter where you live within the U.S., but eighteen states ...

Gertie is a sharp 89, with a history of being well organized in her life. She is widowed, and was living alone. During Covid, one of her four daughters and her husband moved in with her, a plan that ...

Inheritance is now possible on Facebook. — -- Facebook is now letting its 1.35 billion users decide what will happen to their accounts when they die. Beginning today, users will see an option in ...

When advancing an inheritance, companies offer heirs immediate access to their funds by buying a portion of their expected inheritance. It can take an average of 17 months to get your inheritance, ...