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
GOP Plan to Kill Estate Tax Sets Up Charitable Giving Conflict
By Sahil KapurOne of the victims of a reduction in the incentive to give could be the life insurance industry.
August 23, 2017
The Tall Tax Tale of Why Country Songwriters Get Capital Gain TreatmentThis tax tale is worthy of a country ballad, but I won't make you suffer through a bushel of forced metaphors while I tell it.
August 15, 2017
Married Women Need Their Own Financial Plan: StudyThe recommendation from the Center for Retirement Research is based on data showing that many women don't stay married.
August 15, 2017
Will LPL’s New NPH Reps Stay or Go?Industry specialists debate how the move to a self-clearing firm could impact the 3,200 reps.
August 15, 2017
Brokerage ‘Kickbacks’ From Exchanges Draw ScrutinyWilliam Galvin of Massachusetts has written to Fidelity, Schwab, Morgan Stanley and others asking how they route orders to exchanges.
August 15, 2017
More Americans Increase Retirement Savings: BankrateTwenty-seven percent have increased contributions this year, the highest level in six years.
August 11, 2017
What to Do When Clients Lie"Working With Difficult People" author Raphael Lapin talks to ThinkAdvisor about how advisors can handle dishonesty from clients, co-workers and bosses.
July 31, 2017
Mobile Bank Startup Eyes National Bank StatusVaro Money applied for a national bank charter, setting the stage to be the first mobile-native bank to go national.