This is a simple question, and the answer is a stark reality. Your future, like it or not, includes illness and, ultimately, death. You need an Estate Plan to address both contingencies. If you’re a young married couple with children – you also need an Estate Plan to include [...]
Money just doesn't go as far as it used to. Gas is too expensive, groceries too expensive... dying... too expensive. When we die, we understand that our assets will be passed on to our loved ones. They shall inherit our bounty. Yet if we do it wrong, they get [...]
Oh, come on. Redoing an estate plan sounds about as exciting as purchasing tires! Well, it just so happens that tires are a perfect analogy. It is not fun to buy tires; it is necessary if the tread is unsafe - leaving your tires, your foundation for safety on [...]
Thanksgiving. A time to gather with family and friends to enjoy each other’s company, officially begin the holiday season, a day to fill our bellies with delicious food, and a day to spend with our loved ones. AND..... the day before the official start of “spending season. “. “Black Friday,” [...]
Strange things are afoot in the world. Prices are going up, and paychecks are not; yet, we seem to complain instead of looking for solutions that offer us financial freedom. Financial freedom, in fact, starts with eliminating financial waste. At Thav Gross, we can help you eliminate the financial [...]
In case you’re not in the mood to read this entire blog, I’ll reduce the answer to two words – “Your Future!” In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye sings, “If I were a rich man . . . dibby dibby dum. . . .” If you’re carrying $30,000 or [...]
This week the world buried Queen Elizabeth. The whole world watched, yet she is no different than you and I; just as she has died, none of us will get out of this alive. She spent a lifetime protecting Great Britain and protecting her family. Obviously, most of the [...]
A friend of mine asked me the other day, "Why do I need an estate plan? Everything I own has a beneficiary designation on it." I looked at him and said, "Your beneficiary designation handles the most unimportant aspect of an estate plan, the money." The beneficiary designation sends [...]
It seems like yesterday . . . the sadness I felt at the end of the summer recess, coupled with some excitement for the start of the new school year. For me, the sadness of summer's end was weightier than the excitement of the school return. A couple of [...]
In June, the president signed into law new bankruptcy legislation that expanded and simplified eligibility for Chapter 13 bankruptcy by changing and increasing the debt limits. In the bankruptcy world, this is incredible news, as it may be incredible news for you. Chapter 13 debtors now can have up [...]
