A WARM WELCOME TO THE HUNTEREPORT
We extend a warm welcome to each of our Guests who visit our Weblog, and the HunteReporT, and would like to explain who we are, what we are doing, something about the people who get out the Weblog, how to find what you need, and many other aspects of something you will find that is an entirely new concept of a Weblog.
We hope to provide each of you with essential, but often hard to find, information that will assist in making your important decisions that help you to determine, in large measure, the kind of life you will live during "the rest of your years," whether you are 20 or 100, or something in between, or even older.
An Entirely New, Much Broader Concept of Estate Planning That We Call "Life Planning"
Through the blogs that we have posted and those to come, we are presenting an entirely new concept of Estate Planning. Rather than limiting our presentations to the traditional questions of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, etc., we are now including a number of additional subjects.
This concept can be more accurately termed "Life Planning." It considers many of the subjects that are the basis for making all the decisions that determine how the "rest of our lives" will be lived, whether we are 20 or 95 years old.
This concept includes the things that you do to protect your health, maximize your income, and build sources of revenue that will enable you to be comfortably situated for life. Life Planning declines in value to you to the extent that you fail to act when you should have.
A Duke University analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control learned how many deaths in the U.S. are due to bad personal decisions and choices, such as overeating, unsafe sex, or smoking. They found that 55% of deaths between 15 and 54 are attributable to bad decisions, when suitable alternatives were readily available. A century ago, on the other hand, only 5% of such deaths were brought on by bad personal habits. The fact is that millions of deaths are actually caused by those faulty decisions, and can be avoided.
The kind of Life Planning that we are considering should begin early, the sooner the better, since it will avoid making serious mistakes. It isn't enough, though, to understand the rules of good Life Planning. For many, there is a missing ingredient. That is the grim determination to do what is necessary to carry out the Planning.
The basic rules of Life Planning are clear, simple, and well known. They include (1) Get plenty of exercise, (2) No smoking or narcotics, (3) No excessive use of alcohol, (4) Get enough sleep, (5) Careful avoidance of accidents, (6) Have a complete set of well constructed estate planning documents, including will, trust, powers of attorney for property and health, including an advance directive, (7) Live well within your means, (8) Regular saving of income to invest in sound investments, and (9) Constant upgrade of job skills to assure continued and improving jobs.
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