10 Estate Planning Mistakes by Farmers
Conversations about family succession plans are difficult.
Ethan Huizenga July 28, 2021
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Are Farmers at Higher Risk of Dementia?
Those who held long-term jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishery had a 46% greater chance of having dementia.
Ethan Huizenga February 25, 2021
Why Is a Trust Smart for Farmers?
Depending on your family situation and the value of your estate, forming a trust can be an important addition to your farm transition plan.
Ethan Huizenga February 10, 2021
How Does a Trust Work for a Farm Family?
The trust is a very useful and flexible tool for estate planning, yet it is probably the most underused estate management technique. A trust is an artificial entity, something like a corporation, created by a document or instrument.
Ethan Huizenga January 26, 2021
Farm succession planning needs to happen now
Develop a successful transition plan that will provide for you, your heirs and your business.
Ethan Huizenga September 15, 2020
How Do Farmers Start an Estate Plan?
Planning for the end of your life can be intimidating. When you are a farmer, your business is not only your livelihood and your passion, but, often, it is also intermingled with your family life. For that reason, estate planning — arranging for the management of your assets once you die — is especially important for aging farmers.
Ethan Huizenga June 4, 2020
Farmers and their Estate Plan
When you are a farmer, your business is not only your livelihood and your passion, but, often, it is also intermingled with your family life.
Ethan Huizenga April 13, 2020
Succession Planning for Family Owned Farms
Whether you are just now embarking on your succession journey or are somewhere in the middle, remember the four Cs: clarity, certainty, continuity and communication.
Ethan Huizenga January 17, 2020
I Digress: “Map of My Kingdom”
It’s not often that an estate planner is the hero of any story, and estate planning is second only to tax law as the least exciting subject for story telling. But I think maybe that’s what makes “Map of My Kingdom” so impressive. Writer Mary Swander, Actress Cora Vander Broek-Brumlow, and director Matt Foss take an otherwise boring topic and make you love each hero and hate each villain. [Read More]
Ethan Huizenga February 24, 2015
