Year-end Review & Reflection
At the end of each year, I like to reconnect with our clients for review and reflection. So much can happen over the [...]
Speaking Well of the Dearly Departed: You
In the light-hearted, yet informative article, "Speaking Well of the Dearly Departed: You", Jeffrey Steele interviews Michael to discuss the drastic effects beneficiary [...]
It All Goes To? Take Another Look at Beneficiary Designations
By Jeffrey Steele Financial advisor Gregory DeJong recalls once making small talk over the kitchen table with a woman while her husband went [...]
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or [...]
CTC Discusses Challenges to Trust Administration
[Part 5] The Chicago Trustee Collaboratory serves as a resource for practical wisdom to help families benefit the most from their trusts. Watch [...]
CTC Discusses Educating the Beneficiary
[Part 4] The Chicago Trustee Collaboratory serves as a resource for practical wisdom to help families benefit the most from their trusts. Watch [...]
CTC Discusses the Trustee as the Family Filter
[Part 3] The Chicago Trustee Collaboratory serves as a resource for practical wisdom to help families benefit the most from their trusts. Watch Chicago's [...]
CTC Discusses Treating the Family as a Cohesive Unit
[Part 2] The Chicago Trustee Collaboratory serves as a resource for practical wisdom to help families benefit the most from their trusts. Watch [...]
CTC Discusses How the Trust Can Promote Maturity
[Part 1] The Chicago Trustee Collaboratory serves as a resource for practical wisdom to help families benefit the most from their trusts. Watch Chicago's [...]
WGN’s Bill Moller Talks On-air with Michael Stuart
Listen as WGN's Bill Moller and Michael Stuart discuss questions from callers about pertinent legal topics related to estate planning, power of attorney [...]