When Paradise Turns to Pain: The Jimmy Buffett Estate Battle and What It Means for Your Family
Jimmy Buffett built an empire around the laid-back "Margaritaville" lifestyle, but his $275 million estate has become anything but relaxing for his family. The legendary musician’s widow and longtime business manager are now locked in a high-stakes legal battle that might have been avoided with better planning and—most importantly—better communication.
What Gene Hackman’s Estate Teaches Us About the Right (and Wrong) Way to Plan for the Future
Cue the Hollywood music — but this time, it’s a cautionary tale, not a blockbuster.
When Gene Hackman — legendary star of The French Connection, The Quick and the Dead and Unforgiven, among others — passed away in April 2025, it wasn’t just the end of an era. It...
What Happens To Your Digital Accounts When You Are Gone? – Part 2
If you have preferences about what happens to your digital footprint after your death, you need to take action. Otherwise, your online legacy will be determined for you—and not by you. If you have any online accounts, such as Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Apple, or Amazon, you have a digital legacy, and...
How To Manage Your Digital Accounts After Your Death – Part 3
Planning for your digital accounts is a lot like planning for the rest of your assets – if you don’t plan you won’t be able to control them. If you have preferences about what happens to your digital footprint after your death, you need to take action. Otherwise, your online legacy will...
What Happens To Your Digital Accounts When You Are Gone? – Part 1
If you have any online accounts, such as Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Apple, or Amazon, you have a digital legacy, and that legacy is yours to preserve or lose. And if you have preferences about what happens to your digital footprint after your death, you need to take action. Otherwise, your online...
What’s The Cost Of Not Planning?
The majority of people in Florida will die without a plan in place to help their loved ones stay out of court and out of conflict. That’s because no one wants to think about dying. It’s no fun to think about what life will be like for those you love when...