How Executors manage Accounts after Death
Administration of a decedent’s estate may involve investment accounts (with stocks and bonds) held in the decedent’s name or trust.
February 16, 2022
Consider withdrawing more than RMD
Sometimes only taking the minimum IRA distribution can be a costly mistake. When deciding how much to withdraw this year, you need to consider the big picture. For some people, it makes sense to go big.
February 15, 2022
Is Your Home an Asset or Liability?
Could generations of traditional homeownership wisdom be wrong? Here’s what you need to know to determine whether your home is an investment that will pay off in retirement—or a liability.
January 27, 2022
The Estate of The Union Episode 13: Collision Course – Family Law & Estate Planning
The Estate of The Union Episode 13: Collision Course – Family Law & Estate Planning is out now! There is a dangerous intersection at the
January 25, 2022
What Assets are in an Estate?
This is an important question to ask, because the answer could tell you whether you need to worry about estate taxes, beneficiary issues or probate concerns.
January 24, 2022
What a Will Can and Cannot Do
A will allows you to distribute your worldly goods, select a guardian for minor children and name an executor to carry out your wishes.
January 20, 2022
Ways to Avoid a Succession Fight
In coming years, millions of Baby Boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are expected to retire in the U.S. In fact, by some estimates nearly a quarter of this country’s population will be aged 65-or-older within a few decades.
January 13, 2022
Trust provides more Protection than TOD
Both help you pass down assets, while avoiding the time and expense of probate. However, one has much more flexibility than the other.
January 6, 2022
Non-Grantor Trusts can be Useful
One of the most useful estate planning tools is a trust, which can be used to create a legacy of wealth and protecting assets. One question to consider when creating one, is whether a grantor or non-grantor trust is more appropriate. A non-grantor trust is any trust that is not a grantor trust.
January 4, 2022
TOD and POD Accounts are ways to avoid Probate
A TOD account allows the account holder to name a beneficiary on a non-retirement financial account to receive assets at the time of the account holder’s death, thereby (generally – i.e., when used correctly) avoiding probate.
December 28, 2021