November 2017

These clients wisely wanted to make sure that their estate planning was in order before the upcoming holiday.


Message From Our Office

November is the month of Thanksgiving.  But, in addition to that, November typically starts the timeframe when people can make changes to next year's 401k, or other retirement withholdings, sign up for Medicare plans and sign up for insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.  In addition, there may be expenses that you want to pay before year end, in order to be able to use them as deductions on your 2017 Income Tax Return.  Now is the time to start gathering that information, so you can make informed decisions and start to implement those before the end of the calendar year.    

Please note that our office will be closed Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th for the Thanksgiving holiday.  We are truly thankfull that you have chosen our office to help with all of your estate planning needs and wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family, friends and a lot of good food.


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