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The Nobel Prize-winning psychologist’s masterwork explains why intelligent people consistently make poor financial decisions — and what that means for your estate planning. Daniel Kahneman spent a career studying the mistakes people make when they think. His...
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In most families, one person carries the weight of every financial decision. That weight, carried silently for years, takes a toll that is rarely discussed. There is a role that exists in almost every family but has no formal title. It is the person who manages the...
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Every business has at least one person whose sudden absence would cause serious damage — yet most businesses have no financial plan for that scenario. Ask any business owner what would happen if they were suddenly unable to work — through illness, injury, or death —...
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There is no such thing as a “common law spouse” in English law — and the consequences for unmarried couples who do not plan ahead can be catastrophic. Despite decades of social change, the law in England and Wales has not kept pace with the way people...