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The ultimate goal of estate planning is to provide for the management and transfer of your property in the event of your death or incapacity, at the smallest financial and emotional cost to your family. A properly structured estate plan allows you to choose your beneficiaries, provide for the management of your assets and eliminate or reduce taxes. Without careful planning, your property may pass to unintended beneficiaries, may be reduced in value by unnecessary taxes or unsound investments, may be without adequate investment oversight or may be unavailable to you and your family in the event of your illness or incapacity. All of these potential problems may cause financial insecurity or bitterness during your lifetime or after death. Estate planning also addresses such questions as who should own property and what property to own, whether it should be owned jointly or separately, whether trusts are needed for management, control or tax savings, and whether lifetime gifts should be made.