Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Bankrupt, but why?







This is just unbelievable to me. I was reading statistics regarding Players for the NBA and NFL. Sixty percent (60%) of NBA players are broke within 5 years of retirement. What is even more startling is that seventy-eight percent (78%) of NFL players are bankrupt within only 2 years of retirement. How does this happen? Are all of these players just getting bad advise? Are they getting good advice and just not listening or following it?

I just think we have to start teaching people basic life skills early in the education process. Too many people just do not understand money and how to handle it at a very basic level. You do NOT have to be rich to take advantage of how the estate planning process can help you protect your money. In making sure that those you love are taken care of upon your death, the estate planning process makes sure you have money to leave. So while you are living and in your retirement years, you can look at putting money and real estate in a Trust for your benefit and others or consider other estate planning options.

If you know of a NBA player or NFL player that could benefit from our services, leave a comment here or contact us at http://www.ythlaw.com/

No comments: