Estate planning in the days of coronavirus and COVID-19 has been challenging, but not for the reasons you might think. At Ingle Law, we’d already been working remotely when stay-at-home orders started being issued. In early 2019, we put into place an efficient system to support you to keep the planning and implementation process as […]
When you’re sick, the last thing you want to have to think about is what to bring to the hospital. Surely a family member or loved one will bring you what you need. And at any other time in history, that would probably be the case. But this is not that time.
In crazy times, estate planning can be the grounding force you need. Corona-virus is wreaking havoc around the world. The stock market is tumbling. St. Patrick’s Day festivities… canceled. Stay-at-Home advisories and orders. And as if that weren’t enough, Tom Brady broke up with New England via Twitter.
Coffee in hand, I sit down to my laptop to start my day. My inbox is overflowing with emails from colleagues and trusted advisors. I’m seeing it in my Facebook feed and all over LinkedIn. If you’re like me, you’re drowning in information about this new SECURE Act. As I see it, the Act has […]
It’s hard to bring ourselves to do something we know is important, but that we don’t know how to go about doing, and it feels like we should. I envision someone at the breakfast table, coffee in hand, contemplating the day. “I really need to get this done. I can’t believe I haven’t done anything […]
Summer vacation in Florida. A hot car on the highway, air conditioning cranked. Three generations are headed for the beach when an uncle (who doesn’t know better) remarks out loud that the beach toys were left at home. Grandma: That’s okay; we’ll still have a great time at the beach. 3-year old: No. I want […]
Every single adult is entitled to these basic legal protections we call estate planning. You’ve heard me ‘rant’ more than once that we need a different way to think about and talk about estate planning. And while I don’t have different vocabulary yet, I can definitely suggest lots of different ways to think about it.
What if I told you that you’re thinking about estate planning the wrong way? What if I told you that estate planning is NOT a task to dread doing, to be put off, or something ‘other people’ need? What if, instead, that first legal consult and document prep fell into the same category as being able […]
Sometimes you suspect someone might not be the right fit for a business relationship. There are a number of red flags I watch for when I hear from someone out of the blue. For me, an emphasis on or preoccupation with ‘price’ is one of them. Which gives me permission to be direct with the […]
There was one day in June when, for no nefarious reason, our office received a number of phone calls from people whose loved one had *just* passed away. It was a striking number of calls for that particular Monday – enough to inspire that day’s Daily Debrief on Facebook. You can watch it HERE. I […]
