Succession planning is a strategy for passing on leadership roles—often the ownership of a company—to an employee or group of employees. Also known as "replacement planning," it ensures that businesses continue to run smoothly after a company's most important people move on to new opportunities, retire, or pass away.
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Transitioning a business or an accumulation of wealth can be daunting. Let us help you make the perfect plan.
Succession Planning
The purpose of succession planning is to make sure a company always has the right leaders in place should a change happen quickly.
Estate Planning
Having an estate plan and designating powers of attorney can ensure that your property remains in the hands of the people and causes you care about the most.
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What is estate planning?
Estate planning involves creating a set of instructions that detail how your assets are used and distributed in the event of your death or incapacitation. Your estate plan will be composed of several types of legal documents and financial tools so your loved ones won’t have to guess about your final wishes.What is estate p
Do I need to have a lot of money before I start planning?
Estate planning may bring to mind golden-gated properties with sprawling lawns, but it’s really quite a bit less glamorous than that. In essence, an estate plan functions in four crucial ways.
First, it protects any and all assets that you have for your family members or any heirs you choose. This includes your personal property and belongings, investments that you’ve made (including retirement plans), bank accounts, business interests, any life insurance proceeds paid out and more.
Second, an estate plan gives you a say in who actually receives these belongings. Your will allows you to name your assets, beneficiaries and an executor, the latter of which will be the person responsible for carrying out your wishes after you’ve passed. Without an estate plan in place, the distribution of your belongings is determined by the state. The end result may well not be what you’re hoping for.
Third, if you have a family, especially if you are a single-parent, you have other things to consider that need to be included in your estate plan. For example, who will be the guardian of your children if you pass away? Do you have life insurance? If not, should you get some to make sure your family is adequately provided for?
Finally, two important legal documents involved in an estate plan will help to ensure your wishes are carried out properly—durable power of attorney and an advance health care directive. The durable power of attorney is for appointing someone you trust—typically a friend or relative—to manage any legal/financial situations in the event that you become unable to do so yourself. An advance health care directive is similar, yet differs in that it outlines your medical wishes should you become incapacitated.
