Leaving instructions to donate a small part of your estate to charity can be achieved with some careful planning.
While receiving a generous inheritance can be exciting,it can also be a confusing and emotionally draining time.
Unlike their parents’ generation,prospective buyers are increasingly being kept out of the housing market. Couple that with the fact that people are living longer,and you have all the ingredients for what is known as “inheritance impatience”.
I’m not convinced you should have an SMSF in the first place,and even less convinced that you should spend it all on property.
Everyone dreams of waking up with a million unexpectedly in your bank account,but without careful planning you could end up losing it all.
Every home is a museum curated by the historian of the house.
Whether it’s a vast fortune or a handful of knick-knacks,passing on your worldly goods can be fraught. Some families fight tooth and nail for their share in court – where what’s fair isn’t always the deciding factor.
Choosing when to sell inherited shares can be a crucial decision and can mean a big difference in the amount of tax you pay.
The pushback in WA against the interest in the separation of Andrew and Nicola Forrest is oddly out of sync with our obsession with celebrity scandal. What’s going on?
When drawing up a will,it’s worth considering the impact it will have on your partner’s pension.
Kim is one of the Australians benefitting from a trend dubbed the ‘great wealth transfer’,under which $3.5 trillion will change hands by 2050.