Half of Americans said inheritance is critical for their long-term financial security — so what can you do if plans change?

If someone close to you has died, the last thing you may want to talk about is money. However, in order to honor their final wishes, you’ll need to follow their will (if they left one) or potentially ...

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Using your inheritance to buy a yacht is not likely a good way to maximize the value of your windfall. You may have a friend, or two, who has blown a large inheritance. Some of you may have also seen ...

Many people plan to leave an inheritance for their loved ones, but a growing number are considering gifting assets while they’re still alive. This decision comes with both emotional and financial ...

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An emerging idea in evolutionary biology is that inheritance implies more than the sole transmission of the DNA sequence across generations. Non-genetic inheritance of information across generations ...

听众 Stacey 想知道名词 “inheritance、legacy” 和 “heritage” 在用法上有何区别。这三个词在翻译成汉语后虽然都是 “遗产”，但汉语里的 “遗产” 既可以指 “遗留下来的财产”、“遗留的产物、影响”，也可以指 “历史文化遗迹、遗产”，因此在使用时，需要 ...