Frank & Kraft Offers a Revolutionary NEW Estate Planning Method

Indianapolis, Indiana – Traditional “bare bones” estate planning has focused primarily on what happens after death and usually passes on financial wealth outright with no conditions or safeguards. Today’s American families are realizing that these outdated, traditional estate planning methods are failing them and their families, and they are wanting a more holistic approach to deal with today’s real life issues.

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ESTATE PLANNING NEWS
 Could Deficit Reduction Take Your Life Savings?
This article discusses how long-term care costs can be a major financial drain. It looks at how the changes in Medicaid law could make it much more difficult to plan. It stresses the need for pre-planning. It briefly looks at Income Only trusts as a potential planning option.

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ESTATE PLANNING NEWS
 Medicaid Changes Make Pre-Planning Essential
This article discusses how long-term care costs can be a major financial drain. It examines Medicaid as a possible way to pay for long-term care. It looks at how the changes in Medicaid law could make it much more difficult to plan. It stresses the need for pre-planning.

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CLIENT NEWSLETTERS
 Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 13.1

Articles included in this issue:

• The Value of Your Treasures
• There’s Nobody Home
• What is Probate – and Should You Care About It?
• Home $weet Home
• What’s in a Legacy?
• Uninsured in America
• To Have or Not to Have?
• For Best Results Exercise Early

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EDUCATIONAL ALERTS
 Charitable in Death: Will Leona Helmsley's Testamentary CRTs Qualify for an Estate Tax Charitable Deduction?
This article examines Leona Helmsley's Will and the Trusts which it creates. It examines some of the oddities involved, including gifts to her dog and the disinheriting of some grandchildren.

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EDUCATIONAL FYIs
 Article on Family Caregivers
The Sunday, September 9, 2007 issue of Parade magazine contains an article by Gail Sheehy on family caregiving. It will recount some of her own experiences as a spousal caregiver to her husband.

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