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Family Resource Management

Living for Today — Planning for Tomorrow

Estate and Financial Planning
The process of arranging your affairs to meet your wishes regarding the use, conservation, and disposal fo your property or assets. A good plan can provide financial security for family members, save thousands of dollars in death taxes and estate-settlement costs, and protect family members from bitter quarrels.


Contact
your local Family Resources Management Agent who can provide programs, publications, or other resources on a variety of topics.

Some of our most popular programs include:

  • Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate - A personal guide for passing on personal belongings (non-titled property)

  • Where There's a Will, There's a Way - An overview of Mississippi Laws of Intestacy and general considerations for creating a will.

  • Advance Health-care Directive - Who will make medical decisions for you if you are incapacitated? Learn to fill out a free form that can prevent family stress and quarrels by making decisions for yourself in advance.

Publications:

Investing & Savings

  • Investment Glossary - P2266
  • Guidelines for Saving - P1541
  • eXtension resources

Insurance

  • Family Insurance Planning - IS1410
  • Estimating Life Insurance Needs - P2295
  • Long-Term Care Insurance - IS1409

Retirement

  • Financial Planning for Retirement - P1688
  • Piecing Together Retirement - P2251
  • Individual Retirement Accounts - P1418

Estate Planning

  • Planning Your Estate , Part 1 - P1742
  • Where There's a Will, There's a Way, Planning Your Estate, Part 2 - P1739

Advanced Health Care Directive

  • Declaring Your Wishes Through Advanced Health Care Directive - P2220