Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Wisdoms
You may have heard the old joke, “where there’s a will… I want to be in it.” That may be true, but effective estate planning covers much more than just “who gets my stuff.” When you sift through your own reasons for doing estate planning, you may find that naming who...
Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Oct 1, 2015 | Articles, October - November 2015, Wisdoms
The one estate planning document that everyone 18 and older should have is an Advance Health-Care Directive. It is not the sexiest tool in the estate planning toolbox, but it can head off family strife, heartache, and needless attorney’s fees as no other document can....
Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Apr 1, 2015 | April - May 2015, Articles, Wisdoms
Kingdom Advisors founder Ron Blue takes an interesting approach to estate planning. He advocates lifetime giving as a way to assure that the objects of your bounty are worthy recipients of your wealth. This could play out a couple of different ways. As Blue points...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 1, 2014 | Articles, December - January 2015, Wisdoms
The giving season is upon us as 2014 comes to a close. Charitable donations are an important way of giving back to our community. If you are eager to give back or help out, just how do you decide how much to give and through whom? For those wishing to exercise wise...
Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Oct 1, 2013 | Articles, October - November 2013, Wisdoms
Many Veterans believe that they have to have suffered an in-service disability to qualify for monetary benefits from the Veterans Administration. This is a common misconception. Depending on health, income and assets, many senior Veterans (and their dependent or...
