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Released: March 07, 2010

Time to prepare your will

Source: Kathy Kristof, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)

If you’re rich, the best estate planning advice would be to die quickly. If you’re not, the best advice is to either review or rewrite your estate planning documents to make sure your heirs aren’t left high and dry if you die.

That’s because estate taxes that could allow Uncle Sam to nab up to 45% of your bequeathed assets are currently - and very temporarily - kaput.

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