Archive for April, 2009

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What is your job, what is the attorney’s job

Boring is defined as “so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.” Well, hopefully this post is not really boring, but I wanted to make a point. I have a theory that most of the estate planning information being said or written by attorneys out there is BORING. And by boring, I don’t mean [...]

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Am I Your Type?

There are 4 types of estate planning: Do nothing. Let others sort it out later. Do it yourself. Get a form and fill in the blanks. How hard can it be? Use a document-driven attorney. Pay lots of money for a fancier form that someone else fills out for you. Use a counseling-oriented attorney. Build [...]

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Protecting Your Family Like an NFL Lineman

The other day I had a chance to speak at the Rotary Club. My topic, like the article “How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke” in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, was about protecting the money you’ve worked so hard for. There are many ways your spouse, children or grandchildren could end up losing what [...]

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What are you proud of?

Do you ever feel pretty proud of yourself? Kind of interesting the stuff that we get proud of. Here are some of the things I have been proud of lately: 1. stopped drinking diet soda. Used to drink it all the time, for years, but my mom kept telling me it would give me cancer [...]

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