Trusts and Estates
Learn which trust is best for which clients, the tax benefits of different estate planning strategies and how to transfer wealth responsibly, as well as estate planning techniques that benefit families with special needs
How to Manage Finances, Romance After 50
By Teresa GhilarducciA growing number of older Americans are finding that love is like a business partnership as soon as you live together.
March 15, 2022
IRS Rules on an Estate That Inherited an IRAThe agency let the surviving spouse roll the IRA assets into another IRA without paying extra federal income taxes.
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.
March 09, 2022
Roth IRA Conversions in a Down Market: 6 Things to ConsiderA down market allows clients to convert a larger percentage of their traditional IRA.
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 24, 2022
SALT Alternative Takes Shape as Democrats Move Past Biden PlanThe latest state and local tax deduction bill would remove today's $10,000 cap for some taxpayers and raise the limit to $60,000 for others.
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.