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Estate Planning During COVID-19
ESTATE PLANNING DURING COVID-19 Financial Design Studio Presentation – HEATHER WALSER, PARTNER AT LAVELLE LAW NO ESTATE PLAN IN PLACE If you become incapacitated or die with no estate plan documents in place, COURT intervention is required. Guardianship court appoints someone to make your medical and financial decisions. Probate court distributes your assets to your heirs…
Insurance Industry Updates During COVID-19
Insurance Industry Updates During COVID-19 RYAN DELP AT BRADISH ASSOCIATES What has changed within the insurance industry since the COVID-19 crisis hit? Most companies are giving 30 day grace period on making payments Illinois put a moratorium on cancelling policies for non-pay. At this point there is no end date for this moratorium Auto carriers…
Financial Q&A Webinar: Retirement, Stimulus, Refinancing [Video]
We recorded our session and are sharing it with you here. Please fast forward to listen where you want to if you like: Market & Economic Update: 1:00 minute mark CARES Act Update: 18:55 minute mark Question 1: 25:18 minute mark – I’m considering investing in gold for stability in retirement. Is that a good…
Will Company Earnings Recover in 2021?
One of the puzzling things we’ve seen the last two months since the COVID crisis washed ashore in the U.S. is the dichotomy between the real economy and the stock market. On one side, the real economy is posting its worst performance since the Great Depression. Yet on the other side, the stock market is…
Where Do We Go From Here? Coronavirus Update
A lot is happening in response to the spread of the coronavirus. As you all know, many of us are in lock-down, working from home and hoping that these actions help “flatten the curve” on the spread of the virus. The Response We are less than one month into stay-at-home orders and school shutdowns, but…
CARES Act: Mortgage Forbearance Request
CARES Act: Mortgage Forbearance Request Background: Another provision of the CARES Act, for keeping more funds in your pocket, allows for individuals with a mortgage to defer their mortgage payments for 90 days, and as long as 180 days. Timing: This is an immediate benefit you can receive. Benefits: If you have a federally backed mortgage…