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A Tale of Two Funerals: The Importance of Proactively Making Funeral Arrangements

Let me begin with a personal story. A family member, “Ted,” shared his experience following the passing of both his parents, many years...

Mike Simpson

Oct 7, 20246 min read

Estate Planning: Ask Yourself These 6 Simple Questions

I believe it is natural to ignore the idea of death or dying. As a result, we naturally shy away from planning for something that, let’s...

Mike Simpson

Mar 10, 20243 min read

End-of-Life Planning: My Mom's Gift to Our Family

At the end of 2022, we lost my mom to cancer. Fortunately, she only learned of the cancer a few months earlier in September, and by...

Mike Simpson

Mar 5, 20242 min read

Legacy Planning: Lessons Learned from my Battle with Cancer

I want to share a deeply personal journey that profoundly altered my perspective on life, legacy, and the importance of planning for the...

Jason Battles

Feb 12, 20244 min read

Death and Taxes

In 1789 Benjamin Franklin made the statement, “…the only two certainties in life are death and taxes.” Now two centuries later we make...

Diane Battles

Feb 12, 20242 min read

Advanced Planning: Plan Today; Rest Tomorrow

Nothing is worse than the feeling produced by waiting until the last minute to complete a project or even worse, missing a deadline. We...

Diane Battles

Feb 12, 20242 min read

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