Many people may consider the cost of Estate Planning to be prohibitive. I’d like to dispel that notion, particularly compared to some of the possible alternatives. A reasonable analogy can be made to insurance (health, car, or home)—although we may grumble about paying for insurance, we know that not paying for insurance can be exponentially more expensive! The same is true of Estate Planning. In the following paragraphs I’ll describe the simplest complete Estate Plan commonly used; please note that if your circumstances require more complexity the pitfalls associated would multiply in complexity and ultimately cost as well. An Estate … Continue reading →