A 38-year-old Florida woman lost her life on Oct. 26 along with her 9-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter. The family were killed when the minivan they were traveling in was struck head-on by a car traveling at high speed on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Tampa....
People in blended families in Florida should make sure that their estate plan is up to date. For example, an individual should periodically check beneficiary designations listed on retirement accounts, life insurance and any other assets that use them. Beneficiary...
A study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates that a few hours of sleep can greatly increase or decrease the risk of someone ending up in a car accident. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Motor Vehicle Crash...
Baby boomers in Florida and throughout the country are the wealthiest generation in the country's history, and until the millennials, they were also the most populous. As they age, they are preparing to deal with an estimated total of $30 trillion in assets. However,...
In terms of safety, Florida drivers fall roughly in the middle in comparison to drivers in all 50 states. A insurance comparison site examined National Highway Transportation Safety Administration data from 2015 to determine which states had the safest drivers and...
According to a 2011 poll, around 60 percent of U.S. residents have not made a will. Some Florida residents might not have one because they think estate planning is only for older people. However, there are a number of reasons people of all ages should consider...
Florida residents may want to be wary of the deadliest holiday of the year, Thanksgiving Day, as it kicks off an entire season of higher death rates. In part, these deaths are because of the cold weather and more flu, but on Thanksgiving Day, the high death rate is...
Currently, American taxpayers pay personal federal income tax rates of 10 to 39.6 percent. Higher income earners may also be faced with a 3.8 percent surtax on investment income, which pushes the effective top tax rate to 43.4 percent. However, that may come down in...
While Florida entrepreneurs may spend most of their time trying to grow their companies, it should not come at the expense of estate planning. An estate plan may help to ensure that a lifetime of work doesn't unravel because of a sudden illness or becoming mentally...
Even youthful and healthy Florida residents can be left incapacitated following a workplace or automobile accident. Powers of attorneys designate trusted individuals to make important medical or financial decisions in these situations, and having these documents in...
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