No one is more surprised than me to read the title of this article. I still have vivid memories of being in the delivery room and the overwhelming amount of anticipation that led up to the most exciting day in my life. After surviving the first year of Kyle’s life, I feel like his first birthday party was as much of a celebration for Jill and me as it was for him. It was a...

We all receive chain emails with a story about a life lesson, an incredible picture or a dirty joke. I, too, find myself reading these types of things from time-to-time and often read them with a smile before moving on. I received this one not too long ago and instead of deleting it decided to share it with you. While I can’t take credit for the words written (and don’t know who the author is...

It’s true that we will all die at some point, so one would assume that proactively addressing this risk would be a universally accepted concept, however, over half of all Americans still do not have an estate plan. From a legal standpoint you can either die with a plan or without one. What many fail to realize is that if you elect the latter, the state you die in has ‘intestacy laws’ which dictate how...