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		<title>Preparing a legacy plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought this was a nice way to summarize a lot of the issues you should think about before talking with an attorney or other legacy planning professional about your legacy plan: Make a List of Your People List those to whom you wish to give because of love. Think through special circumstances that may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The three-year rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you&#8217;ve put your initial estate plan/legacy plan together, you should plan to review it every three years. Indeed, you should condition yourself to think of estate planning as a continuous process. Don&#8217;t believe that? Check out these reasons for review suggested by the development/stewardship officers at Frontiers USA. Anytime there is a change in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How rich are you?</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/how-rich-are-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading a thread on the Sonlight Curriculum forums yesterday about the demise of the middle class. I will confess, I was dismayed to read about how little some of the participants on that forum are getting by on each year. But then I did a little research this morning using a tool my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living wills: What measures do you want your caregivers to take?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/living-wills-what-measures-do-you-want-your-caregivers-to-take/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I got thinking about the matter of my living will due to an article I read by a guy whose dad asked him to help him (the dad) kill himself. I was astonished where my mind went. I would appreciate receiving your input. Please participate in the Strategic Inheritance Legacy Lounge Forum. Thanks!]]></description>
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		<title>Changing your mind</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/goals/changing-your-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you change the way you think and feel and behave? I&#8217;m not talking about the &#8220;oops!&#8221; kind of mind alteration&#8211;y&#8217;know, the revelatory, slap-your-forehead, &#8220;Oh! Of course! How could I have been so stupid!?!&#8221; mental shift. I&#8217;m talking about knowing what you need to do&#8211;or, even, having a sneaking suspicion that you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Own an online business? Here&#8217;s a valuable tool!</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/own-an-online-business-heres-a-valuable-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/own-an-online-business-heres-a-valuable-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I prepare for the inevitable, I am realizing how important it is to consolidate my records. I haven&#8217;t done this. I have plans . . . for what is to happen with my estate when I die. I have all the paperwork in order. Or so my advisors tell me. But I haven&#8217;t prepared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking care of your online presence after you die</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/taking-care-of-your-online-presence-after-you-die/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/taking-care-of-your-online-presence-after-you-die/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This isn&#8217;t something I had thought about before, but I just saw an article titled Tools for Managing Your Online Life After Death. What happens to your Hotmail or Gmail account when you die? What about your online photo collections on Picasa or Flickr? Answer: It depends. And some of it depends on you! To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estate gifts &#8220;gone bad&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/estate-gifts-gone-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/estate-gifts-gone-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted the story of a major bequest that came to the brink of becoming worthless&#8211;or worse than worthless&#8211;to the recipients. I imagine it&#8217;s a cautionary tale that many of us should pay attention to. Check it out on the Strategic Inheritance forums . . . and join the conversation!]]></description>
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		<title>DAFs v. Private Foundations</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/dafs-v-private-foundations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/dafs-v-private-foundations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I described the technical differences between donor-advised funds (DAFs) and private foundations back in June of 2007. Frankly, at the time, I saw no compelling reason seriously to consider creating a DAF. Following the FoundationWiseSM conference, however, I&#8217;m seeing more reasons than I did back then to consider this alternative. To recall the few reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Inheritance Legacy Lounge forum &#8220;open for business&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/news/strategic-inheritance-legacy-lounge-forum-open-for-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/news/strategic-inheritance-legacy-lounge-forum-open-for-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I will confess: I&#8217;ve been dragging my feet. Not sure why. But I had to overcome the hurdle. I have finally &#8220;turned on&#8221; the Strategic Inheritance Legacy Lounge forum and invite you to join what I hope will soon be a freewheeling and inspirational discussion of all things related to passing on a heritage from [...]]]></description>
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