From the movie Inside Out Anger: [seeing slices of pizza with only broccoli on top] “Congratulations San Francisco, you’ve ruined pizza! First the Hawaiians, and now YOU!” If you’re a regular reader of my newsletter, you know Yan and I recently purchased a triplex in Koreatown. And if you’ve ever taken on a fixer-upper yourself, […]
It is estimated that more than 80 % of trusts fail at the trustor’s death. EIGHTY PERCENT! What a shameful statistic. Think about it. Out of every five people who put the time, effort, and money into creating a trust, only one of them actually protects and provides for their family as they intended. That […]
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“That’s the funny thing about marriage, you fall in love with this extraordinary person and over time they begin to seem ordinary. I think it’s all the nagging.” –Phil Dunphy, Modern Family Yan and I were watching a Modern Family rerun last week when this line made us both laugh so hard we had to […]
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Does your estate plan name permanent guardians for your minor children? It absolutely must, and most plans do. But how about temporary guardians? And does your plan include medical powers of attorney for your kids? What about instructions and guidelines for your guardians (both permanent and temporary)? Do you carry a card in your wallet […]
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Just some of the things heard at the Garlett household over the weekend… 1. I overheard Ella talking to her brother, “Cade, we can’t get married because then our kids would only have a grandma and grandpa and not a gung gung and poh poh.” This stemmed from a conversation I’d had with Ella a […]
We didn’t make any special family plans for Father’s Day this year so I thought we might take the kids out to a movie (Cade really wants to go see “Inside Out”) and then to a restaurant of MY choosing, which almost never happens. Unfortunately Yan wasn’t feeling well and didn’t spend much of Sunday […]
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Congratulations San Francisco, you’ve ruined pizza!
Marc's Personal BlogFrom the movie Inside Out Anger: [seeing slices of pizza with only broccoli on top] “Congratulations San Francisco, you’ve ruined pizza! First the Hawaiians, and now YOU!” If you’re a regular reader of my newsletter, you know Yan and I recently purchased a triplex in Koreatown. And if you’ve ever taken on a fixer-upper yourself, […]
If You Have a Trust, Don’t Settle for a False Sense of Security – Part I
Estate Planning, Estate Planning Blog, TrustsIt is estimated that more than 80 % of trusts fail at the trustor’s death. EIGHTY PERCENT! What a shameful statistic. Think about it. Out of every five people who put the time, effort, and money into creating a trust, only one of them actually protects and provides for their family as they intended. That […]
That’s the funny thing about marriage …
Marc's Personal Blog“That’s the funny thing about marriage, you fall in love with this extraordinary person and over time they begin to seem ordinary. I think it’s all the nagging.” –Phil Dunphy, Modern Family Yan and I were watching a Modern Family rerun last week when this line made us both laugh so hard we had to […]
If You Have Young Kids, Don’t Settle for a False Sense of Security
Estate Planning Blog, Kids Protection PlanningDoes your estate plan name permanent guardians for your minor children? It absolutely must, and most plans do. But how about temporary guardians? And does your plan include medical powers of attorney for your kids? What about instructions and guidelines for your guardians (both permanent and temporary)? Do you carry a card in your wallet […]
So that happened …
Marc's Personal BlogJust some of the things heard at the Garlett household over the weekend… 1. I overheard Ella talking to her brother, “Cade, we can’t get married because then our kids would only have a grandma and grandpa and not a gung gung and poh poh.” This stemmed from a conversation I’d had with Ella a […]
My Father’s Day wasn’t anything like I expected
Marc's Personal BlogWe didn’t make any special family plans for Father’s Day this year so I thought we might take the kids out to a movie (Cade really wants to go see “Inside Out”) and then to a restaurant of MY choosing, which almost never happens. Unfortunately Yan wasn’t feeling well and didn’t spend much of Sunday […]