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Category Archives: Asset Protection

Protecting a Child With Special Needs

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The thought that your child may have to survive on his or her own before they are ready is every parent’s worst fear; it’s what keeps many parents up at night, and what brings many parents into our offices asking about trusts, guardians, and estate plans. For parents of children with special needs that… Read More »

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Facebook Founders Use GRATs to Avoid Excessive Taxation; You Can Too

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

News sources recently revealed that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg—as well as other Facebook top brass—use Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts to protect their assets and investments from excessive taxation. Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (more commonly called GRATs) are a perfectly legal—and very efficient—way to protect and pass significant assets from one person to another without… Read More »

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2012 Could be the Year You Start Your Own Business

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Before we move away from the topic of New Year’s resolutions, there’s one more New Year’s Resolution we’d like to address—that of taking control of your destiny and starting your own business. The desire to move away from corporate America and work for oneself is not at all unusual. Unfortunately, not all who make… Read More »

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The Pros and Cons of a Crummey Trust

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

If you are looking for a reliable way to leave financial gifts to family members you may find that a Crummey trust is the right estate planning strategy for your family. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal explains that “Crummey trusts are used in many circumstances, but are best suited for making… Read More »

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Make Financial Decisions a Family Activity

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

When it comes to chores many families are not so different from businesses, with members tending to “specialize” in something they enjoy or are good at. Certain chores will often become the domain of one family member or another, lessening the daily burden all around. This may work well for tasks such as cooking,… Read More »

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Royal Couple Has Many Asking “How Effective Are Prenuptial Agreements?”

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

It’s all over the news lately that Prince William and his fiancé Kate Middleton will likely not sign a prenuptial agreement before the royal wedding on April 29th. Although many reasons have been given as to why the couple will forgo signing a prenup, one of the reasons is that “while prenuptial agreements are… Read More »

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Prenuptial Agreements Help Protect Your Assets AND Your Marriage

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Marriage is not just a mingling of hearts and households; it’s also a mingling of assets and property. This may not seem like a big deal if both partners are young and have little to their names yet, but if either partner (or both partners) is well established, with a career or business of… Read More »

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Retirement Advice for EVERY Age

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

“Retirement”—It’s a word that goes hand-in-hand with “Baby Boomer” these days. After all, as has been pointed out over and over again, retirement is the issue of the hour as the first round of Baby Boomers hits that magic age. But what about the younger set? Is there anything that twenty- or thirty-somethings should… Read More »

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Are Misconceptions Keeping You From Planning for Retirement?

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Planning for retirement can be tricky business. When we discuss our clients’ estate plans and assets with them we can’t help touching on retirement plans, so we hear a lot about the worries that go along with preparing for an uncertain future. There are many variables and unknowns that can crop up between starting… Read More »

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Family and Future: The Keys to Top Notch Estate Planning

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

We write a lot on this blog about what estate planning is truly about: it’s about laws, taxes, assets, and documents of course; but deep down, estate planning is about relationships. As estate planners and advisors, an important part of what we do is creating the best estate planning or asset protection vehicle we… Read More »

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