Frank & Kraft, Attorneys at Law

While it is always important to focus on how your estate assets will be passed down to loved ones, it is equally important to incorporate tools and strategies in your estate plan that help to protect those assets while you are alive.  Asset protection planning should be included in your estate plan throughout your lifetime; however, when you reach your retirement years, you may need to review and revise some of your asset protection planning tools and strategies. To help you better … [Read more...] about Asset Protection Planning for Seniors

When most people think about the need for an estate plan, they focus on the desire to control how their estate assets are handled after they are gone. While this certainly remains an important aspect of estate planning, a comprehensive estate plan should also protect those assets while you are alive so there are assets left to pass down when you are gone. Toward that end, it is imperative to recognize, and plan for, the various potential threats to your assets within your estate plan. For … [Read more...] about How Might Estate Taxes Threaten Your Assets?

Your estate plan should work just as hard to protect your assets while you are here as it does to ensure they are distributed according to your wishes when you are gone. For your plan to protect your assets though, you must first identify the possible threats to those assets. Some of the ways in which your assets might be at risk are fairly obvious; however, there are also likely ways in which your assets are at risk that you have not thought of before now. To help you keep your assets safe, the … [Read more...] about 5 Hidden Threats to Your Assets

A Carmel asset protection planning lawyer at Frank & Kraft will work closely with you to develop a plan to keep your money and property safe and secure. It is very important that you work with an attorney to identify ways to protect the assets that you have worked so hard to acquire. You want your money and property to serve as your legacy and to support and provide for you and your family during the course of your life, so you need to work with an experienced attorney to ensure … [Read more...] about Why is Carmel Asset Protection Planning Important?

Small business owners need to ensure that they talk with asset protection lawyers about how they can keep their wealth safe. There are steps that should be taken both to protect personal assets during the course of the business owners life and to ensure that the company can pass seamlessly onto heirs or beneficiaries after the death, disability, or other departure of the business owner.   Frank & Kraft can provide personalized advice on the asset protection … [Read more...] about Why Small Business Owners Need Help with Asset Protection

Asset protection planning can help you to keep your assets safe so you can pass your wealth down to the people you love or so you can enjoy financial security during your senior years.  Making a plan to protect your wealth is not just something that only very rich people should do. In fact, if you're in the middle class and have managed to build up a nice nest egg that you want to serve as your legacy, it could be especially important for you to make an asset protection plan.  If … [Read more...] about Signs You Need Asset Protection Planning

Indianapolis asset protection planning lawyers can help you to make plans to keep your wealth safe and secure. It's important for you to consider the biggest risks to your wealth and the potential threat that your assets could be lost either during the course of your lifetime or after your death. Often, you will need to take steps in advance to keep your wealth safe if you want to have financial security as you age and if you want to leave a legacy for the people who you love. Frank & … [Read more...] about 3 Situations When You Need to Talk with Indianapolis Asset Protection Planning Lawyers

An Indianapolis asset protection attorney helps you to keep money and property safe so your assets are not at risk from common sources of loss. You work too hard to build a nest egg, only to see all that you have worked to build lost due to bad luck or mismanagement. There are tools you can use to try to protect your wealth and to maximize the chances that your money and property can provide you with financial security and serve as your legacy. Frank & Kraft will help you to use the asset … [Read more...] about Tools You Can Use to Protect Your Wealth

Indianapolis asset protection attorneys provide comprehensive advice on keeping your money and property safe and secure. There are many risks to the wealth that you have worked to acquire and it is up to you to take steps to minimize and mitigate those risks so you can pass money and property on to your loved ones and so your nest egg sees you through your senior years.  Frank & Kraft has helped many clients to successfully use legal tools to reduce the risks of assets being lost … [Read more...] about What are the Biggest Risks to Protect Your Assets From?

For most people in America, asset protection probably doesn’t seem all that important. And even in cases where the average person might be a little concerned about the possibility of sued, insurance plans are usually the first option that comes to mind. If you have any real estate, stocks, inheritance, or other source of wealth, however, insurance may not be enough to provide the protection your assets need. Moreover, insurance cannot protect you against future creditors, help you someday … [Read more...] about Four Asset Protection Strategies You Need to Consider