403(b) plan sponsors can now seek out providers of pre-approved plan documents to adopt. The Internal Revenue Service has published its list of pre-approved prototype and volume submitter 403(b) plan ...

After a decade practicing estate planning in Idaho, I've seen estate plans range from elegantly simple to unnecessarily ...

Many people think they don’t need “estate planning” because they don’t have enough assets to generate an estate tax; however, there are four basic estate planning documents everyone should have ...

Tax laws have long required that qualified retirement plans timely adopt written plan documents and amendments. But what evidence must a plan sponsor provide to an IRS auditor to prove that they have ...

Improving your financial situation isn't as easy as resolving to save more or eliminate debt. One less-thought-about aspect: having the right financial planning documents in place. On that front, most ...

Having these three legal documents in place can make a huge difference for your heirs. What do Aretha Franklin, Kurt Cobain, and Prince have in common? Besides being famous and talented, they all died ...

In general, I believe transparency is the best approach to estate planning when a client has adult children. Of course, what “transparency” actually means will differ according to the client and the ...

People are storing important documents such as wills and medical directives online. While convenient, there are a few things to keep in mind before you open another online account, experts say. For ...

Millions of Americans move to a different state each year, and they often forget to update their estate planning documents, which can wreak havoc on their plans, experts said. Only 24% of Americans ...

It seems that everyone has a smartphone or a tablet, and I can t think of anyone I know who does not have Internet access at home. Consequently, plan sponsors ask all the time if they can just email ...