Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Benjamin Franklin referred to death and taxes as "the only certainties in life." And the inheritance tax touches on both. It's a levy on money, property or other assets a person leaves to others after ...

Estate taxes and inheritance taxes are often discussed as if they're the same thing, but in reality they are very different in concept and practice. If you're worried about paying estate or ...

How you manage an inheritance can change your life. We’ve all heard stories about individuals who passed away quietly after a life of frugality, keeping their estate plan a secret and leaving a ...

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Using your inheritance to buy a yacht is not likely a good way to maximize the value of your windfall. You may have a friend, or two, who has blown a large inheritance. Some of you may have also seen ...