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Posts Tagged: Maui

What you don’t know about Medicare can cost you

Your status as “inpatient” versus “under observation” while in a hospital can make a world of Medicare difference.

September 18, 2012 Current Affairs, Elder Care

Lessons Learned from Queen’s Medical Center vs. Koga

This doesn’t have to happen to you.

September 15, 2012 Estate Planning, Health

What happens to your iTunes when you die?

Will your digital books and music go with you to the grave?

August 29, 2012 Books, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Web/Tech

Medicare Premiums Expected to Hold Steady in 2013

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Medicare beneficiaries will pay the same premium for prescription drugs next year as they did this year.

August 17, 2012 Current Affairs

What about using trusts to avoid probate?

Trusts are effective vehicles for probate-avoidance, asset preservation, and tax planning.

August 15, 2012 Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Trustees, Trusts & Estates

Joint Tenancy: out of the frying pan, into the fire

Probate is generally a very good thing to avoid.  Joint tenancy is sometimes touted as a cheap and easy way to do this.  However, it is not a "fix" that… Read More »

August 14, 2012 Asset Preservation, Estate Planning

What is probate?

Probate can be quick, easy, and inexpensive. Unfortunately, it is rarely any of those things.

August 13, 2012 Estate Planning

When Environmental Laws and Tax Laws Collide

How do you deal with a valuable asset that cannot legally be sold when the IRS says that you owe $29.2 million in estate taxes on it? This is a real live case involving a piece of art that includes a stuffed bald eagle.

July 25, 2012 Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts & Estates

New Hawaii Law Gives Tenancy by the Entirety Protection to Trusts

Hawaii recently enacted a new law effective July 1, 2012, extending tenancy by the entirety protection to transfers of real property to trusts.

July 19, 2012 Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Trusts & Estates

It Could Happen to You

In our lifetimes, we have seen incredible advances in medical science.  Think back thirty years.  In 1982, a heart bypass operation was a really big deal.  It meant weeks in… Read More »

July 16, 2012 Estate Planning, Health


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