by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
Insurance Is the First Line of Defense The United States insurance market, worth an estimated $1.7 trillion,underwrites risks that could otherwise devastate individuals, homes, and businesses.[1] Yet clients sometimes view insurance only as a cost instead of an...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
Clients today have more ways than ever to generate wealth. Technology, entrepreneurship, global investing, and digital platforms have created new pathways to financial success that did not even exist a generation ago. The landscape of opportunity has never been...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, Legacy Letter, News, Wills & Trusts
Share these tips with your client and add value to your relationship. They will appreciate your providing information that they can use! It is always good to remind them that if they will be donating to charities this year–The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds us...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
Believe it or not, it is not easy to disinherit your spouse in the United States. In many states and the District of Columbia, you cannot intentionally disinherit your spouse unless your spouse agrees to receive nothing from your estate in a prenuptial,...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
When investigators entered the home of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Machiko Arakawa, in a gated community outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 26, 2025, they found the couple dead under mysterious circumstances. Following their investigation,...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
You have clients who are well on their way to a comfortable retirement, with plenty of savings to last them through their lifetime and enough remaining to leave behind a lasting legacy. Then there are those clients who do not have enough saved—or worry that they may...