Here’s a fascinating fact: Every year, the Queen of England sends a personal message of congratulations to the people in her country who’ve just turned 100. In 1952, she sent 3,000 of the messages. Last month, she sent almost 15,000. We are living longer. Nearly every major threat to our health has suffered a serious… Read More »
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Watson named Partner at Bennett Watson Trust, Estate & Elder Law, LLC.
Valdosta, GA—Marnie Watson has been named a Partner at Bennett Watson Trust, Estate & Elder Law, LLC. The firm will now be known as Bennett Watson Trust, Estate & Elder Law, LLC. “Since joining our firm in 2007, Marnie has earned the trust and respect of hundreds of families in the Valdosta area,” said John… Read More »
Waiting to Make an Estate Plan? Know the Risks.
The estate planning problem is the same for most people — they know they should do it, and they plan to do it someday. Just not today. Of course, today becomes tomorrow, and tomorrow becomes next month, and so on. Procrastination can quickly become an eternity. Eternity is exactly what we don’t have. Everyone who delays… Read More »
The Best New Year’s Resolution: Plan for Your Future
‘Tis the season for making promises to yourself — and, alas, for breaking them. Research shows that most people break their New Year’s resolutions within the first seven weeks or so. The intentions are noble, but the follow-through is so much harder. This season, we encourage you to adopt a different kind of resolution — one that… Read More »
Some Surprising Estate Planning Statistics
Fox Business is takings its viewers to task for procrastination. “So you consider yourself a planner, do you?” they ask. “You may have your annual checkups booked through December… and a family calendar color-coded to the T. But getting your estate plans settled? Not so much.” Sadly, they’re right. It is a long-standing fact in… Read More »