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4 Reasons Why Estate Planning Is So Essential For Business Owners
By 5 West Legal | | Estate Planning
If you are running a business, it’s easy to give estate planning less priority than your other business matters. After all, if you’re facing challenges meeting next month’s payroll or your goals for growth over the coming quarter, concerns over ...
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Estate Planning 101: Wills vs. Trusts
By 5 West Legal | | Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Wills and trusts are two of the most commonly used estate planning documents, and they form the foundation of most estate plans. While both documents are legal vehicles designed to distribute your assets to your loved ones upon your death, ...
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Estate Planning Must-Haves For Single Parents
By 5 West Legal | | Estate Planning, Kids Protection Planning (KPP)
If you are a single parent, life for you right now probably couldn’t get any busier. You are likely being pulled between work, school activities, and home - and the inevitable emergencies that fill the lives of single parents everywhere. ...
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Legendary Rapper DMX Dies With No Will, Millions in Debt, and 15 Children—Part 2
By 5 West Legal | | Celebrity Estate Planning
Legendary hip hop artist DMX—born Earl Simmons—passed away on April 9 at age 50 after suffering a massive heart attack a week earlier at his home in White Plains, New York. The heart attack was reportedly triggered by a cocaine ...
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