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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 March 1, 2011 Ed Slott |
Gifts From Uncle Sam The author updates us on changes to tax regulations for 2011. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Tere D'Amato |
Rich Spouse, Poor Spouse New estate planning techniques may help your financial advisory clients tackle common problems. As with all estate planning, the guidance of an experienced estate planning attorney is key. |
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. |
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. |
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. August 1, 2004 Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Of Death and Decoupling Due to provisions set to kick in next year, in many states the "credit shelter/marital will" plan may now result in a significant state estate tax, because of a phenomenon known as "decoupling." |
Entrepreneur July 2004 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Will Power Build flexibility into your estate plan so heirs can avoid the pitfalls of changing tax laws. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Barbara H. Cane |
The Uncertainty Principle How do you advise your clients on estate planning when the rules are constantly changing? |
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. |
Entrepreneur August 2004 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Leave It to Them Make sure your family gets what it needs by including a disclaimer provision in your estate plan. |
Registered Rep. August 7, 2014 John Anzivino |
Seven Steps Clients Should Take Now to Minimize 2014 Taxes The steps listed here can be a good starting point for talking to your clients about the tax implications of their estate plan and steps they can take right now to minimize their 2014 tax bill. |
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 June 1, 2012 Donald Jay Korn |
Busting Trusts When assets for spouses are left in trusts, restrictions often apply, chafing the living spouse. |
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. |
Financial Advisor November 2004 Saul M. Simon |
Keep Clients' Estate Plans On Track The ABCs of estate planning for business owners. |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Gaining From Community Property Community property has some interesting characteristics. In addition to saving capital-gains taxes, there are some other potential tax savings that can result from owning community property. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Estate-Tax Minefield The rest of this year promises to be very challenging for planners with wealthy clients. The federal exemptions on gift and estate taxes currently stand at $5.12 million, but they are scheduled to drop to $1 million in 2013 unless lawmakers act. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 Gavin Morrissey |
After the Estate Plan . . . Your job is just beginning after a client's estate plan is drawn up. As the client's financial advisor, it is up to you to ensure that the estate plan is implemented correctly. |
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 Planning October 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Multinational Planning When clients are U.S. residents but not citizens, estate planning can put couples at a disadvantage. Noncitizens might face the same all-encompassing tax system, but they don't necessarily enjoy all the tax benefits of citizenship, especially when it comes to gift and estate taxes. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2012 Elizabeth Wine |
Same-Sex Couples: The Emerging Client Niche Advisors are helping gay and lesbian clients face the unique barriers to achieving their financial goals. |
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. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Marital Rights, Part 2 Marriage brings automatic changes to your financial and estate planning. Careful attention to these issues is required in order to make sure that everything works the way that you and your spouse want. |
Financial Advisor November 2004 Alan Lavine |
Search For Alternatives Crimps Survivorship Sales Despite tax laws that have cut the estate tax bite, survivorship life insurance (SLI) continues as a popular estate planning tool. But it is not the panacea that it was for baby boomers' parents in the late 1980s and 1990s. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman |
Two-Year Bonus The 2010 Tax Act is the most significant change in the estate-tax system in quite some time. Yet some of the conclusions and a significant part of the advice your clients have read in the media are misleading. |
Entrepreneur April 2008 Farnoosh Torabi |
For All It's Worth The estate tax may disappear in 2010. keep your assets from doing the same by planning today. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Barbara Potter |
Second Chances Sometimes, a corporate trustee is the best choice to manage a trust left to a second spouse, and that eventually benefits children of the first marriage. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Ruth Halcomb |
Think Beyond the Needs of Ozzie and Harriet Families Less than 25 percent of U.S. households consist of married heterosexual couples with kids. The rights to property or even custody of children in the case of unmarried couples is anything but clear under the law. Tax planning is also an issue. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Ado About I Do Here are four steps to a properly planned estate for a client in a nontraditional family. |
The Motley Fool April 1, 2004 Dave Braze |
Update Your Beneficiaries After any major life event (marriage, birth, divorce, death), you must re-evaluate who will inherit what. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Marital Rights Marriage brings with it certain financial and legal rights that every couple should take into account when thinking about how to create a solid plan for their future. Marriage will have an impact on your finances, and only by knowing its full extent can you plan correctly for every contingency. |
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 June 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
Mars and Venus When married clients approach financial planning differently, advisors have problems to solve. |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
When You Say "I Do" in 2 Countries When your spouse isn't a U.S. citizen, marital trusts become more complicated. It's important for couples of mixed citizenship to understand the tax laws of both of their countries to plan well for their families. |
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 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. |
Financial Advisor November 2006 Eric L. Reiner |
State Death Taxes Matter, Too Federal estate tax uncertainty breeds state estate tax uncertainty. |
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 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 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. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman |
Estate Taxes In Flux: Is The Silver Spoon Tarnished? Financial planners can use various strategies to navigate the estate-tax repeal. But, here's the burning question: Is the repeal is here to stay? |
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. |
Entrepreneur June 2004 Joan Szabo |
Estate of Affairs Don't play beneficiary roulette when it comes to your estate plan. Keep the future of your business in mind when making plans for your estate. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Martin M Shenkman |
Revisiting Clients' Plans The markets have continued their swoon and your clients are, understandably, shell-shocked. One way to contain the damage is to work on things that, unlike the market, can be controlled. |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Eric L. Reiner |
Forge Ahead Tax planning lies in the eerie shadow of the deficit-reduction talks. |