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You may know the feeling: you’ve been to the same vacation home that you own several times this year, despite wanting to experience some other locations. It’s hard to justify going elsewhere, because you have so much invested in your vacation property. You’re in luck: there are a variety of home-exchange services that can open up a […]

Here’s another article (PDF) that came across our desks here at TWC… this one from Motley Fool, regarding the importance of having the often avoided “inheritance conversation.”

Here’s an article (PDF) that was passed along to us, asking an interesting (and certainly relevant for us at TWC) question… how many kids/young adults have trust funds?

Author: Karen W. The Doodle Revolution. As far as revolutions go, I like the name of this one. It reminds me of Yankee Doodle – remember him, that icon of pre-revolutionary America who went to town on a pony? “Doodle” invokes memories of Connecticut, my home state, whose official anthem is the classic song, “Yankee Doodle.” […]

The iPhone 6, Apple’s latest smartphone, comes equipped with iOS 8.  This new operating system is also available for download to all iPhone, iPad, and iPod users. The new iOS boasts a lot of new features and fixes – so many, in fact, that The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern claims that with all updates […]

This past July, the U.S. Federal Government’s new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or “FATCA,” was enacted. The new act was passed back in 2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment, or “HIRE,” Act.  The purpose of FATCA is to prevent tax evasion through the use of foreign bank accounts by requiring […]