Strategies to reduce Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Due to recent tax law changes, your family may be able to avoid adverse federal estate tax consequences when you leave assets to your adult children.
June 29, 2022
Firearms can be included in your Estate Plan
Firearms are unique in this regard; guns are the only item of personal property that carry an inherent risk of legal peril, including potential criminal liability, so careful and deliberate planning is warranted.
June 27, 2022
Supplemental Needs Trust can safeguard Benefits
For disabled persons receiving financially based government benefits, supplemental needs trusts (‘SNTs’) can safeguard benefits and serve as an effective estate planning tool.
June 20, 2022
Choosing the right Executor is Crucial
When you draft your will, you should name an executor.
June 16, 2022
Minimizing Taxes should be a Part of your Plan
Ben Franklin once said, ‘… nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.’ For all certainties in life, the best thing you can do is plan for their eventual occurrence.
June 15, 2022
What is the Best Way to Leave Money to Children?
Providing for future generations shouldn’t be (overly) taxing. To manage taxes as you pass down your assets, look into UTMAs, 529s, child IRAs and trusts.
June 13, 2022
Dying without a Will is costly
Amid the grief of losing a loved one, families are dealt additional burdens when the person did not leave behind a will or estate plan.
June 7, 2022
Life Insurance can help Women with Estate Planning
Women are receiving increased recognition for the critical roles they serve in society. This increased recognition leads to greater awareness of women’s financial challenges and the financial industry’s solutions to those challenges.
June 6, 2022
June 1, 2022
Benefits of Pre-Planning Your Funeral
Questions around death planning can feel overwhelming: Cremation or burial or natural organic reduction? What will your family want, and what will it cost? Do you really need to think about all this if you’re young and healthy right now—or can you put off these decisions until you’re older or dealing with a life-threatening illness?
May 31, 2022