By Considerable   The death of a grandparent may be a child’s first experience of losing someone close to them. Processing the loss can be confusing, scary, and painful. And while there’s no easy way to navigate through the grieving process, it can be helpful to have some strategies in place when it comes to […]

By Linda Amato   Estate planning is an essential part of life and death. In planning for our future and our family’s future, we must take stock of who we are, what our goals are, and how we want our estate distributed. Putting your affairs in order is one of the most important things you […]

By the Considerable Staff   There’s no such thing as free money, including money you inherit. Just like lottery winners who suffer unintended consequences when given a pile of cash, people inheriting money and property from their parents may find themselves scrambling through a variety of pitfalls.   Make no mistake: Inheritance is a huge […]

By Marla Brill   IRAs held nearly $9 trillion at the end of 2018, more than a nine-fold increase from 1993. The fact that they’ve become so popular increases the odds that you will inherit an IRA, pass one along to heirs, or both.   The tax treatment of inherited IRAs is complex and making […]

By Marla Brill   During a recent trip for a relative’s wedding my daughter came to our hotel room to show my husband and I a diamond necklace that his mother had given her just minutes before. Repurposed from a family heirloom purchased during the 1940s into an elegant diamond pendant, the gift nearly brought […]