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Financial Planning April 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	Time for a New Estate Planning Strategy? Recent tax changes mean that planners may have to rethink the ways they invest clients assets.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	Estate Issues While the estate tax law remains in limbo, what's a planner to do? Here, some important questions are answered.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	The Tax Man Cometh If Congress repeats last year's sidestep - all clients with seven-figure net worth will be in estate-tax territory.
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Bill Fleming	Opportunities For Advisors Amid Estate Tax Holiday Nightmare High-net-worth individuals might want to consider hiding in a safe house during 2010. Their enterprising heirs have the potential to increase their inheritance by 45% or more due to the current "one-year-only" repeal of the estate tax.
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	New Flexibility for Bypass Trusts Revised rules mean bypass trusts can be used to improve the overall tax situation of multiple descendants.
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman	Outcome Pending Many clients won't move forward on tax and estate planning now because of the tremendous uncertainty in Washington over tax laws.
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	New Take on Trust Strategy Tax changes may affect investing ideas about bypass trusts, grantor trusts and other estate planning steps.
Financial Advisor October 2012 Mary Rowland	Tough Choices Financial advisors describe how they are helping clients potentially minimize the bite when taxes go up next year.
Financial Advisor March 2010 Eric L. Reiner	Just Do It With greater uncertainty than ever surrounding the estate tax, Washington must act soon.
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Ed Slott	Is Bigger Better? No matter what state you live in, now is the time to review your clients' estate plans to make sure they take the increased 2009 exemption levels into account.
On Wall Street May 1, 2010 Seth D. Slotkin	Back To The Future? Unfortunately, the federal estate transfer tax repeal is set to expire at the end of this year, so on Jan. 1, 2011, the estate, gift and GST tax system would revert back to previous levels, meaning a maximum unified exemption of $1 million and a top rate of 55%.
Financial Advisor November 2010 Andrew Gluck	Drop Dead Date If you haven't kept up with estate-tax opportunities because they're a complicated mess, now's the time to re-engage.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Daniels, Leibell & Prince	Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process.
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn	Wedded Bliss The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Authorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, made dramatic changes to estate taxes. The federal exemption, known as the applicable exclusion amount, was set at $5 million, far above the $3.5 million in effect when the estate tax was last seen, in 2009.
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	Giving Even When It Hurts Tax laws are rapidly changing, the estate tax remains undecided and the economy is still a bit on the wild side. What issues and technique should advisors be considering with clients during these trying times?
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	Oblique Lens Every client and advisor is aware of key life events and how they may have an impact on planning. However, the real planning opportunities are often subtle. Don't let them go unnoticed.
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman	The Season of Giving Christmas is a long way off, but many of your clients should be planning big stocking stuffers in that spirit of giving that only tax law changes can motivate.
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Ann Marsh	Family Feud: Review Estate Plans Annually A bitter court dispute between a father and two of his children underscores how vital it is to review estate plans annually including tax provisions.
Financial Advisor January 2012 Gail Liberman	State Of Affairs Most clients are unaware that state death taxes can take a substantial cut of an inheritance.
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman	Highly Versatile Tools Amid the great uncertainty engulfing the estate tax, family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies may prove particularly valuable.
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On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Jones & Luscombe	Making the Most of The Gift Tax and Its $5 Million Exclusion With the current gift tax exclusion amount set at a record-setting $5 million, many taxpayers appear to consider the gift tax no longer relevant to their planning. That may be a mistake.
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Financial Planning July 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman	After Death Do We Plan Tremendous estate-tax planning opportunities exist following a client's death. While pre-death planning remains vital, post-death planning allows for oversights and errors to be corrected - and for new planning opportunities as well.
Financial Advisor March 2005 Raymond Fazzi	Estate Tax: What Repeal? Many planners are telling clients not to expect the tax to go away.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Is Estate Tax Repeal Dead Now? If you were counting on estate tax repeal to solve your estate planning problems, you should think again. With a divided federal government, the estate tax will likely stick around a while longer.
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Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Ed Slott	Gifts From Uncle Sam The author updates us on changes to tax regulations for 2011.
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The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Give Away Your Tax Bill Starting to make gifts now can save your heirs from estate-tax pain.
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The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Bypassing High Estate Taxes Using a bypass trust in your estate plan can create big tax savings.
On Wall Street April 1, 2012 Todd Colbeck	Helping Your Client Create A Legacy To help a client plan to pass on his or her estate is one of the areas of financial planning that may be considered dull at best and morbid at worst. How can you turn estate planning into something pleasant or possibly even exciting?
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Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	Tell Them Now Whatever the result in Congress as the estate planning environment evolves, planners should make a concerted effort to communicate with clients and help them assess planning.
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On Wall Street November 1, 2012 Elizabeth Wine	10 Biggest Estate Planning Mistakes 10 tips to prevent the missteps that cannot always be repaired after the client s death.
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On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Richard A. Behrendt	Taking Advantage Of Changes To Estate And Gift Tax Laws President Obama's signing of theTax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 includes sweeping changes to the federal estate and gift tax rules.
On Wall Street December 1, 2009 David A. Handler	The Future of the Estate Tax Is Upon Us Under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, known as EGTRRA, the estate tax law is scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2010.
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Martin M. Shenkman	Are Clients Aware? Planners should capitalize on the buzz of Estate Planning Awareness Week by reaching out to clients.