Trust Planning
Keep up with the latest developments in trust planning to help clients protect their assets for the benefit their heirs.
5 Tips for Successfully Passing Down Wealth
By Ken EylerClients should educate children early on value of money and include them in financial planning discussions.
March 16, 2022
3 Stretch IRA Alternatives After IRS' Secure Act SurpriseTax-efficient estate planning strategies exist, but each has its own rules.
March 16, 2022
How to Craft 'Super Roths' for Wealthy ClientsThere's an attractive niche for advisors who use sophisticated life insurance strategies to manage wealth across generations.
March 14, 2022
Ed Slott: New IRS Secure Act Regs Are an RMD 'Nightmare'"I really don't know how advisors will be able to explain this all to clients," Slott told ThinkAdvisor.
February 24, 2022
How to Claim Social Security, Pay Taxes When Retiring OverseasRussia's invasion of Ukraine need not foil your client's plan to retire abroad, Kathleen Peddicord tells ThinkAdvisor.
February 22, 2022
Demand for Estate Planning Booms Among MillennialsThree-fourths of millennials surveyed have completed a will-based estate plan, a new study has found.
February 16, 2022
Ed Slott: Hold Off on Backdoor Roths, and More Tips for Tax Season in 2022The IRA and tax whiz offers guidance for advisors dealing with legislative uncertainty, RMD changes and other challenges.
February 10, 2022
Slott, Pfau: When and How to Use Annuities, Life Insurance in Client PlansEd Slott discusses using life insurance to reduce RMDs; Wade Pfau talks about annuities for asset accumulation.