Joy of Tech Cartoon about the man who tried to give away his money to random strangers, but wasn't believed. Referenced in a post by Professor Gerry Beyer on his blog (listed elsewhere on this site).
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Enjoy odd and interesting tidbits often related to estate planning, from Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer. Professor Beyer presents new stories that relate to wills, trusts, taxes and death, covering topics throughout the world. Certainly interesting, and often humorous. And obviously popular, with over 5 million page views since January 2005 (as [...]
Cartoon from the New Yorker can be viewed and ordered online here.
Click the link for "Download Will & Trust Forms" to access the free page to download forms intended for attorneys to use in drafting. Valuable information for Wills, Revocable Trusts, Life Insurance Trusts, Charitable Trusts, and Gift Trusts.
Online portal focused on affluent consumers and wealth matters from Northern Trust. Free to view and available for a free subscriptions as well.
Designed for attorneys, lawgic is an estate planning document assembly drafting system developed by Holland & Knight. There is a state-neutral version, and versions for about 10 states.
You are well served to go to amazon.com, and search for books about estate planning. For general information, often books written by Nolo Press are helpful. Be cautious about reading books that appear to be targeted as marketing rather than education.
Links to variety of investment related on-line calculators (amortization scheduled, retirement calculations, etc under "Finance-Personal").
Software to provide actuarial factors needed for GRATs, QPRTs, charitable remainder trusts and gift annuities. Authored by Larry Katzenstein.
IRA commentary, and lots of educational materials available for purchase. Ed Slott writes and teaches extensively about IRAs, focusing on helping advisors but also useful information for consumers.