Estate planning is an essential part of wealth management, particularly if your estate involves significant assets or complex issues.

When properly structured, an estate plan can reduce the taxes and expenses of your estate, simplify and speed the transition of assets to the next generation and ensure that your beneficiaries are protected.

We've provided the following information to help guide you through the estate planning process and to introduce you to some of the most important options available to you:

• Creating Your Estate Plan
• Methods of Transferring Your Estate
• What if You Die without a Will?
• Taxes at Death
• Life Insurance
• Planning for Incapacity
• Where Do You Go from Here?