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Registered Rep.
February 4, 2015
Jason Smolen |
Is the "Step-Up" Stepping Down? When President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address last month, he proposed ending the "step up" provision in the capital gains tax.   |
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
March 1, 2013
Martin Shenkman |
Wealthy Need New Trust Strategy With federal estate taxes no longer a threat, the standard planning approach for wealthy couples needs to change. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
May 18, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Estate Tax Revisions Leave Some Issues Unsettled Until 2013 Despite Congress' eleventh-hour move in December to head off sharply higher estate taxes, confusion remains over the future of the levies. |
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. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2011
Ann Marsh |
All In The Family In this low interest rate environment, some financial planners are advising their clients to cut the middleman out entirely with intra-family loans. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2010
Martin M. Shenkman |
Let the Tax Games Begin With the estate tax ending this year, only to come back next year, planners have their work cut out for them. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
December 7, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
A Second Act for Estate Tax? On Monday, President Obama announced a deal with congressional Republicans that calls for a $5 million estate tax exemption and a 35 percent rate -- part of a broader package that would extend the Bush-era income tax cuts another two years for taxpayers of all income levels. |
Financial Advisor
March 2010
Eric L. Reiner |
Just Do It With greater uncertainty than ever surrounding the estate tax, Washington must act soon. |
Registered Rep.
March 28, 2012
Lena S. Rizkallah |
TRUSTS & ESTATES: April is National Financial Literacy Month Now more than ever, individuals should become familiar with the financial tools they need to create and follow a budget, manage debt and save for retirement. |
Financial Advisor
November 2004
Saul M. Simon |
Keep Clients' Estate Plans On Track The ABCs of estate planning for business owners. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Anne Tergesen |
The Many Lives Of The Death Tax Wealthy estates could end up paying a lot as several states get aggressive. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010
Ryan J. Donmoyer |
Wealthy Families' Living-Gift Strategy Families are locking in the historically low 35 percent gift tax and hoping they don't die before the end of the year, forfeiting the no-estate-tax bonanza. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
November 2, 2015
David H. Lenok |
A Look Inside The Wealthiest Estate Plans in America How does estate asset allocation change as clients climb the wealth ladder? |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2005
Mitchell Rose |
Emotional Rescue By tending to family dynamics during the estate planning process, financial advisers can prevent wounds and conflicts years before they might occur. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
15 Top Tax Strategies For 2012 There's a one-word theme for the 2012 tax year: uncertainty. Chief among the reasons are the sky-high exemptions on the estate tax, the lifetime gift tax and the generation-skipping tax. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
The Age Game Whether your clients' estates are under or over the "death-tax" threshold, the following strategies will help ensure your clients' family wishes will be met in the most tax-efficient and cost-effective manner. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2013
Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized: Retained Life Estates A retained life interest, or retained life estate as it is commonly called, allows a donor to claim a charitable deduction at the present time for the gift of the remainder value of real property donated to charity. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2007
Buz Livingston |
Asia's Answer to Anna Nicole Inheritance battles: not just for Westerners anymore. Good estate planning results are difficult to attain. Ask any estate attorney and you will hear that heirs squabble over minutiae. Communication can make the estate planning process more seamless and less stressful. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
Massive Wealth Transfer: Clients Rush Before Year's End Advisors have been racing to finish what some say is an unprecedented transfer of wealth to descendants because Bush-era tax exemptions may expire at year s end.. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2011
Racusin & Stiefel |
Budget Proposal Presents Opportunities, Speed Bumps In light of the limited duration of the new tax laws and the president's proposals, advisors should work with clients to take advantage of these opportunities soon. |
Registered Rep.
December 24, 2012
Jim Moniz |
Lessons of the Rich and Famous . . . in Death Many smart and successful people throughout history have made the mistake of not having a good estate plan. |
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. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2013
Ingrid Case |
New Rules for Real Estate Investing Real estate investing is not for everyone - but for interested clients, a good planner can make all the difference. |
AskMen.com
Dan Carter |
How To Write A Will A last will and testament ensures that your estate will be managed according to your wishes, and will circumvent family squabbles and government intervention in your personal business. |
Entrepreneur
February 2010
Rosalind Resnick |
The Parental Responsibility of Estate Planning Tax-savvy ways to ensure that your children are financially secure after your death |
Investment Advisor
October 2006
Chris Blunt |
Advancing the Conversation Advisors' role in helping clients and heirs address end-of-life issues -- Behind the Numbers: 72% of parents said they would encourage their own financial advisor to discuss... etc. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2011
Matthew F. Erskine |
To Collect and Protect The owners thought estate planning wouldn't take much. With unique assets, things aren't always so straightforward. Owners of such assets - such as family businesses, legacy real estate and valuable art, coin and other collections - need to consider specialized risk management. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2013
Martin Shenkman |
Estate Planning Game Changer This year's tax deal could radically shift the way your clients handle tax and estate issues. Here are some strategies to consider. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Ed Slott |
Gifts From Uncle Sam The author updates us on changes to tax regulations for 2011. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2006
Howard Kass |
Splitting Heirs Investors should be aware of how to determine a tenancy-in-common investment's basis, particularly when managing their estates. Careful pre- and post-death estate planning can minimize taxes significantly and facilitate smooth wealth transfer to TIC investment heirs. |
The Motley Fool
July 17, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
You Can Save Thousands Without Lifting a Finger Rather than cashing in the long-held winning stocks in your portfolio, you may find that by holding onto those winners, you can legally avoid paying huge amounts of money to the folks you'd least want to have it -- the IRS. |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2015
Carol Kroch |
Turning a Lifetime of Collecting into a Legacy There are essentially two main options for transferring a valued collection -- either passing it along to family or donating it to charity -- each with its own estate planning implications. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2013
Jim Grote |
How to Find Cash-Flow Real Estate Planner Rich Arzaga believes individually owned property is key to a diversified portfolio. Just don t get him started on home ownership. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Preventing Client Abuse: Financial Advisors Are Vulnerable As the case against Brooke Astor's son illustrated, even clients with reputable advisors can be vulnerable to predators who often target the elderly and those in declining health. |
Entrepreneur
June 2005
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Gain Change New IRS guidelines make things a little easier on your home office by allowing you to defer capital gains after a move. |
Entrepreneur
July 2004
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Will Power Build flexibility into your estate plan so heirs can avoid the pitfalls of changing tax laws. |
Registered Rep.
July 16, 2013
Alan Lavine |
Insurance Strategies to Build Wealth When it comes to life insurance, rarely does one size fit all. So why not tailor a policy to fit your client's investment and estate plans? |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2010 |
6 Smart Ways to Plan Your Estate It doesn't have to be as hard as you think! |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2015
O'Donnell & Rubin |
1031 Exchanges Every investor can use this reinvestment tool. |
Investment Advisor
October 2009
Waddell & Keane |
Wealth Matters Advisors like Myra Salzer are not standing pat in helping clients with their estate and tax planning, despite uncertainty over the administration's plans. Here's how your peers are taking action now. |
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? |
