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		<title>Beware PODs and TODs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virtually any bank or brokerage account can provide that it is paid on death (&#8220;POD&#8221;) or transferred on death (&#8220;TOD&#8221;) to named beneficiaries. And IRAs, 401Ks, pension plans and insurance policies are typically made payable to designated beneficiaries. Nevertheless, these beneficiaries are often named with relatively little reflection, and without taking into account what might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Estate Planning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Estate planning is concerned with the use, conservation and disposition of a person&#8217;s property and wealth. This involves two elements: (1) minimizing the gift or estate tax consequences that occur when a person&#8217;s property is passed to another either during life or at death; and (2) provisions for taking care of the decedent&#8217;s spouse and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Not To Die</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Jersey and Maryland levy both types of tax.]]></description>
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		<title>Estate Tax Revisit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many other viable estate-planning tools and techniques that should be discussed with your tax adviser, but the key is to plan ahead. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Things to Do to Prepare a Will for Probate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are the executor of a will there are many things you must do to get that will ready for probate. Probate means the process by which the deceased’s assets are gathered; outstanding debts, taxes, and expenses of the funeral and the probate process are paid; and the assets are distributed to the beneficiaries [...]]]></description>
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