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    Recent Posts

    Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trust (Link)

    August 2, 2017

    Should You Use a Silent Trust? (Link)

    August 2, 2017

    Can the IRS take my House or Car (Link)

    July 31, 2017

    Medicaid Facts (Link)

    July 31, 2017

    Things to consider when becoming a Health Care Surrogate (link)

    July 31, 2017

    Powers of Attorney for Children going away to College (Link)

    July 18, 2017

    Using Trusts When Estate Tax Isn't an Issue (Link)

    July 18, 2017

    Roth or Traditional?

    July 18, 2017

    Article on disputes over joint bank accounts

    July 17, 2017

    Trusts for Pets

    July 13, 2017

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    When Should I Review My Estate Plan?

    July 5, 2017

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    Matthew Medaglia

    When you create an estate plan, you are taking a major step in protecting your family. You are creating a plan that goes into effect should you pass away or become incapacitated. This planning can take away a lot of confusion and fighting amongst your loved ones, it ca...

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    A Deeper Dive into the Many Varieties of Charitable Lead Trusts

    May 20, 2017

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    Matthew Medaglia

    Charitable Lead Trusts are not for everyone, but for the right client these trusts can generate huge tax savings. In this article, we will go though the various options for Charitable Lead Trusts and give the risks and rewards, so you can decide which type is right for...

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    Retirement Planning
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    Charitable Trust Basics

    April 3, 2017

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    Matthew Medaglia

    Many clients would like to give a significant amount of assets to charity. While they make donations to charitable causes on a yearly basis, they cannot give the amounts that they would like to because they must make sure that they can provide for themselves and their...

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    When to Start your Estate Planning (Part I)

    February 14, 2017

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    Matthew Medaglia

    Estate planning is a valuable process that everyone should complete. Many think that estate planning is only for the rich, but this is not the case. Wealthy people use estate planning to minimize estate tax, to transfer assets and businesses efficiently, to donate to c...

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    Retirement Planning
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    Death During Divorce

    February 9, 2017

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    Matthew Medaglia

    A divorce proceeding is almost always a terrible situation. A marriage is ending, the parties are hurting, and they know how to hurt each other more. Contested divorces can become messy fast, especially when children are involved. This messiness can stretch out the pro...

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