Newsletter Vol4 No1
Welcome
Hello! Welcome to our April Newsletter!
We decided to wait a day before sending this month’s Newsletter out because we didn’t want you to think it was an April Fool’s joke. We did however, include 10 great April Fool’s pranks in our Fun Facts section. We hope you find them and the rest of the Newsletter interesting.
If you have a question you would like us to answer or a topic you would like us to write about please let us know.
And please pass this Newsletter on to someone you know that has estate problems or questions and may need our help. They can contact us directly. We can talk about their unique problem and customize a solution for them.
Our contact information is below.
News
Estates, Executor Services, and Other Things
MOVING ON UP:
If you are considering retirement and moving to a new community, you may want to review this article by Celia Fernandez for CNBC. It lists the 10 richest retirement towns in the United States. But none are in Texas. Click HERE to read.
AND MORE ON MEDICALLY ASSISTED DEATH:
More state legislatures are considering bills to allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs for terminally ill patients. Maya Goldman for Axios provides an overview of the issue and why more people want to make it legal. Click HERE to read.
Updates
All About Us and What We’ve Been Up To
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OUR MEMBER AREA:
For our Members, we have updated the Member area.
Everyone else should join! Click HERE to do so.
CONTACT US:
Tell us what you think about the newsletter and what we should change. Click HERE and send us an email with your opinion.
Information
Legal, Practical, and Tips and Tricks
MORE ON FUNERAL HOME REGULATION:
We have been following stories of funeral homes defrauding their customers by not living to the contracts they sign. Now Colorado is proposing legislation to increase funeral home regulation and it sounds like they need it. Jesse Bedayn for AP and KPRC explains. (WARNING: Graphic Content). Click HERE to read.
AND A NEW FUNERAL HOME SCAM:
The Federal Trade Commission has issued Consumer Advice on a new scam by imposters pretending to be representatives of funeral homes. Click HERE to read.
Articles
Interesting Items from Other Sites
ON ESTATE TAXES:
We get a lot of questions about the Estate Tax and we try to explain why our customers really don’t have to worry about it. This opinion piece by Amy Hanauer and Naomi Walker published by CNN gives a good explanation of the Estate Tax and how it does and does not work. Click HERE to read.
POSTHUMOUS SEQUELS:
Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, and Jack Ryan are all literary characters that have outlived their creators. Now it’s Philip Marlowe’s turn. Nate Rogers for the Los Angeles Times explains the prospects and perils of managing a literary estate and the intellectual property that created it. Click HERE.
Fun Stuff
Entertainment and Distractions
FINALLY, APRIL FOOLS:
As we mentioned above, Keith Dunlap for KPRC’s Click2Houston put together a list of 10 Great April Fools pranks. All I can say is that I was taken in by the baseball story. Click HERE to read.
What We Do
Our Goals
1. Save our customers time and money.
2. Give our customers peace of mind after the loss of a loved one.
3. Give our customers information and guidance during their time of grief.
4. Give our customers outside of Southeast Texas someone to act for them when their loved one’s estate is in Southeast Texas.
5. Give our customers a break from worrying about their loved one’s estate and let them enjoy their regular life.
Contact Us
Website: www.quartetestateservices.com
Phone: 281-729-9775
Email: info@quartetestateservices.com
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