A General Durable Power of Attorney (POA) is an extremely important estate planning document. This document allows a competent adult to appoint an agent to act in their place with regard to their ...

On Dec. 15, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill representing the most significant change to the New York law governing powers of attorney (POA) in almost a decade. The new law seeks to ...

It's never too early to consider how you want your financial affairs to be managed if something happens to you. One solution is to grant a power of attorney (POA) for your investment-account assets to ...

When you assign someone power of attorney you give them the authority to make decisions for you and on your behalf. Whatever the agent, as this person is called, decides will be as binding as if you’d ...

Power of attorney (POA) is a crucial legal tool that allows an individual to delegate decision-making authority to another person. Whether managing financial matters, healthcare decisions or other ...

Editor's note: this post has been updated to conform to our editorial policies. Summer is winding down and kids of all ages are heading back to school. Parents with children of any age are often given ...

Many factors determine the type of POA you need, and whether it will hold up when needed. FINRA is issuing this alert to provide tips and information when considering a POA for your investment-account ...