Maritime TV is pleased distribute the 6th in a video interview series on “Life Planning for the Maritime Professional” featuring information from Dr. John A.C. Cartner, maritime industry expert and an attorney with the firm Cartner and Wolf, PLLC.
Dr. Cartner is well-versed in life-planning, wills and trusts for the Maritime Professional.
In this 6th edition in the series, Dr. Cartner discusses the benefits and disadvantages of a Will for the Maritime Professional, and the other alternatives, including doing nothing at all, and establishing a Trust.

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Maritime TV is pleased distribute the 5th in a video interview series on “Life Planning for the Maritime Professional” featuring information from Dr. John A.C. Cartner, maritime industry expert and an attorney with the firm Cartner and Wolf, PLLC.
Dr. Cartner is well-versed in life-planning, wills and trusts for the Maritime Professional.

In this 5th edition in the series, Dr. Cartner discusses how one should anticipate life-changing events from Loss of a Spouse, Divorce, Addiction or Medical Crisis to Major Investment Gains and Even Winning the Lottery.

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In this 4th edition in the series, Dr. Cartner discusses the various changes of a life plan, especially as it relates to parenting, beginning with infancy, childhood and continuing through the teen years.

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In this 3rd program/blog in the series, Dr. Cartner discusses the importance of developing and regularly updating a maritime professional’s life plan and to engage the assistance of an objective outside adviser, throughout the process.

A life plan has two fundamental courses. The first course is one which deals with the expected and identifiable vagaries of life before they occur so that if something goes wrong there is some comfort that a plan – and often funding – is available to navigate through it. The second course comprises unexpected or events of low probability in time or magnitude which occur during the first course.

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