Estate Planning
Learn the latest estate planning strategies to help clients pass on their assets to beneficiaries while minimizing taxes.
10 Things Advisors Should Know About Grantor Trusts
By Tom NawrockiGrantor trusts can help clients reduce estate taxes and keep their estate out of probate. Just keep these things in mind.
January 11, 2022
Pandemic Spending Slowdown Eased Financial Stress: SurveyJohn Hancock's latest survey on stress and finances found the pandemic actually led to some good short-term behavior.
December 20, 2021
Boost Your Value by Seeing How Taxes Are Part of Every Financial DecisionA stong understanding and appreciation of how tax shifts apply to clients can add an extra dimension (and appeal) to your practice.
December 17, 2021
Clients and the Build Back Better Tax Policy FogInformation may help, but your calming presence may help more.
December 17, 2021
9 Estate Tax Bills Introduced in 2021One measure would restore the estate tax exemptions to the 2009 thresholds: $3.5 million per individual and $7 million per married couple.
December 01, 2021
15 States Where the Most Estate Taxes Were Paid in 2020While 3,441 estates filed returns in 2020, only 1,275 of them owed taxes, IRS data shows.
November 23, 2021
How Trustees Can Protect Themselves Against Beneficiary ClaimsCheck the document fine print and get liability insurance as any lawsuit would hit trustee personally.
November 17, 2021
7 Important Tax, Retirement Topics for Year-End PlanningA lot of potential changes are looming, and communicating with your clients about the future is perhaps more important than ever.