Category: Finance

Dead Celebrity Ep 2 –  Robin Williams Planned It Right — With Guest Avi Kestenbaum

Dead Celebrity Ep 2 –  Robin Williams Planned It Right — With Guest Avi Kestenbaum

You can have everything planned out, accounted for, and your family members will still find something to fight over once you are gone.

In this episode of Dead Celebrity, by Informa WealthManagement.com, David Lenok and Avi Kestenbaum discuss the estate plan of beloved comedian and Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams. As you’ll soon find out, even the best of estate plans and legal advice can be a recipe for disaster when you have children from different marriages and a surviving spouse.

In this episode, you will learn:

  • The role of trusts
  • The importance of preparing the proper documents
  • Why it’s crucial to update your information as your life changes
  • How some people can be worth more once they are deceased
  • Whether David and Avi would consider Robin Williams’ estate plan to have been successful
  • And more!

Tune in and find out what went down in Robin Williams’ estate in this episode of Dead Celebrity!

Resources: WealthManagement.com | Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP

Dead Celebrity Ep 1 – The Bizarre Story of Casey Kasem — With Guest Jim Dougherty

Dead Celebrity Ep 1 – The Bizarre Story of Casey Kasem — With Guest Jim Dougherty

Are you that person who thinks, “I don’t need to do that paperwork today. It can wait”?  Do you think it’s unnecessary to plan out your final wishes and make sure your estate plan is in order?

In this inaugural episode of Dead Celebrity, by Informa WealthManagement.com, we learn lessons from the life and death of celebrity Casey Kasem. Jim Dougherty from Withers Worldwide discusses the pitfalls of not being prepared when you either pass suddenly or become incapacitated.

In this episode, you will learn:

  • The basic background of the Kasem family
  • The importance of preparing the proper documents
  • Why it’s crucial to update your information as your life changes
  • What can go wrong when family members are not on the same page
  • And more!

Learn about the issues faced by the Kasem family and why blended families can be difficult to manage in this episode of Dead Celebrity!

Resources: WealthManagement.com | withersworldwide