Posted on November 3, 2021

“What is your exit plan?” Business owners should start asking themselves this question on the day they open their doors. But they don’t. There are many reasons for this, beginning with the hope that the business will never fail. Even in the rare businesses that do last, however, there inevitably comes a day when the… read more

Posted on November 2, 2021

Firm founder and principal Roz Carothers was recently interviewed about common estate planning pitfalls for Next Avenue. Tips in this article address joint ownership of bank accounts, multigenerational bequests, and what happens when a spouse or adult child remains in the home. Next Avenue is public media’s national journalism service for America’s booming 50+ population…. read more

Posted on October 6, 2021

You don’t necessarily create a trust and just forget about it. You may revise a revocable trust whenever your circumstances change. Perhaps you want to add a beneficiary. A trust can be revoked or amended at any time as long as you, its creator, are mentally competent. Having an updated trust will reduce the chances… read more

Posted on October 5, 2021

A spousal lifetime access trust (SLAT) is an irrevocable trust that authorizes the trustee to make distributions to a spouse if a need arises. It can be designed to benefit one’s children, grandchildren or future generations. A lifetime gift tax and a generation-skipping tax exemption can be used to shield contributions to the trust and… read more

Posted on October 4, 2021

Giving money to your adult children is a great way to help them achieve something they might not be able to accomplish on their own. The idea is to improve the quality of life for your heirs, once you’re sure that your own needs are taken care of. Your gift has the potential to be… read more

Posted on September 3, 2021

We are happy to announce that Triplett & Carothers will again sponsor the annual Friends 5K walk and run to benefit the University of Louisville School of Music, the beloved alma mater of firm owner Roz Carothers. This year, the walk/run has again gone virtual. It’s set for Saturday, October 16 – Sunday, October 31,… read more

Posted on September 3, 2021

A living trust, set up during your lifetime, is designed to allow for easy transfer of your assets. A trustee holds legal possession of the assets and property in your trust and has fiduciary duty to manage the trust prudently for the trust’s beneficiaries. Most significantly, it lets you skip probate. Unlike a will, a… read more

Posted on September 2, 2021

Sometimes it feels good to get rid of clutter. Cleaning out papers we have kept for years is a good project. But there are some guidelines to be aware of before you put a pile of papers on the scrap heap. Individual circumstances guide the exact documents that should be retained, but there are some… read more

Posted on September 1, 2021

Basic financial education is rarely a required subject in school, leaving young adults clueless about how to manage their money, apply for credit and stay out of debt. To remedy this, states are now adding personal finance courses and/or economics in high school. While this should help going forward, for everyone who is out of… read more

Posted on August 5, 2021

In most cases, when people decide it’s time to invest in life insurance, they either go through their employers or purchase a policy directly from an insurance company. However, families can also purchase a policy inside an irrevocable life insurance trust to exempt the proceeds from the estate tax. When you create an ILIT to… read more