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On Wall Street
July 1, 2013
Dave Lindorff |
Back to School on 529s The tax-advantaged plan was supposed to help average Americans save for their children's college education. Today, advisors are increasingly recommending them as an estate planning tool for the wealthy.   |
Financial Advisor
November 2004
Alan Lavine |
Search For Alternatives Crimps Survivorship Sales Despite tax laws that have cut the estate tax bite, survivorship life insurance (SLI) continues as a popular estate planning tool. But it is not the panacea that it was for baby boomers' parents in the late 1980s and 1990s. |
Financial Advisor
March 2005
Raymond Fazzi |
Estate Tax: What Repeal? Many planners are telling clients not to expect the tax to go away. |
Inc.
December 1, 2000
Jill Andresky Fraser |
Estate Planning Despite a presidential veto, the "death tax" is still a hot political issue. What's a small-business person to do? |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
Massive Wealth Transfer: Clients Rush Before Year's End Advisors have been racing to finish what some say is an unprecedented transfer of wealth to descendants because Bush-era tax exemptions may expire at year s end.. |
Financial Advisor
November 2004
Saul M. Simon |
Keep Clients' Estate Plans On Track The ABCs of estate planning for business owners. |
Financial Advisor
July 2005
Marla Brill |
Should You Put Your Clients In 529 Plans? Section 529 savings plans have proven to be a popular way to help meet the king's ransom required to fund a college education. But recent investigations by industry and government regulators have raised concerns about their future. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Ruth Halcomb |
Think Beyond the Needs of Ozzie and Harriet Families Less than 25 percent of U.S. households consist of married heterosexual couples with kids. The rights to property or even custody of children in the case of unmarried couples is anything but clear under the law. Tax planning is also an issue. |
Financial Advisor
November 2004
Eric L. Reiner |
Ruling On Grantor Trusts Eliminates Gift Tax Worries IRS pronouncement abets defective-trust strategies. |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Martin M. Shenkman |
Estate Planning: College Savings 201 For your high-net-worth clients, there are better college savings vehicles than the usual suspects. Here are some options. |
CFO
January 10, 2007
Marie Leone |
Tuition Magicians When financial-aid prospects are dim, some parents find smart ways to boost their children's college funds. |
Trusts & Estates
March 22, 2002
Robert F. Sharpe Jr. |
Philanthropy In Uncertain Times What of the nonprofit sector? How does this sector fare during difficult economic times? Is it societal "fluff" that exists only during times of prosperity, or is it something that is resistant to the economic downturns that periodically affect the for-profit sector? |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Ben Mattlin |
Bumpy Road Fans of 529 plans say they are the right vehicle for many to save for college expenses, but they acknowledge the last ten years haven't produced the hoped-for gains. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2010
Nathan Alderman |
What the Fool Is a 529 Plan? A friendly, Foolish guide to the often confusing world of college savings plans. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Estate-Tax Minefield The rest of this year promises to be very challenging for planners with wealthy clients. The federal exemptions on gift and estate taxes currently stand at $5.12 million, but they are scheduled to drop to $1 million in 2013 unless lawmakers act. |
Financial Advisor
April 2004
Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Bush Tax Proposals Would Affect College Saving They could have a major impact on 529 plans. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006
Kevin McKinley |
On Golden Pond--Literally Buying life insurance while establishing a qualified personal residence trust is an especially shrewd move for benevolent owners of second homes. Since the trust will theoretically eliminate estate taxes on the property, the clients can get by with a smaller death benefit -- and lower premiums. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004
Michael F. Greco |
College Funding Faceoff! Advice on chosing between a 529 Savings Plan or a Coverdell ESA when planning for college. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2005
Mitchell Rose |
Estates Gone Awry Financial advisers can play a key role in avoiding common trust mistakes. Whether you are in on the original estate plan or your client already has one, you can help avoid future fiascos by revisiting it regularly. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
529 Plans: Untapped Potential of College Savings Plans Advisors can bring great benefits to their clients through college savings plans. Here are 15 advantages and 13 notes of caution. |
Financial Advisor
October 2012
Mary Rowland |
Tough Choices Financial advisors describe how they are helping clients potentially minimize the bite when taxes go up next year. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Estate Planning: Winding Down As the nest empties for mature adults, estate-planning needs can change yet again. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2003
Susan L. Hirshman |
The Waiting Game Ideally, portfolios should be managed for tax advantages all year long, but since few investors are inclined towards such sustained attentiveness, the responsibility often falls squarely on the shoulders of the financial advisor. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
The Age Game Whether your clients' estates are under or over the "death-tax" threshold, the following strategies will help ensure your clients' family wishes will be met in the most tax-efficient and cost-effective manner. |
Financial Advisor
July 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
Bump In The Road College savings plans are difficult to understand and are being underutilized. |
Inc.
February 1, 2003
Ilan Mochari |
Looking for the Next 401(k)? A tax-free savings plan for college sounds like a great perk, but take a close look at the fine print before signing on. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Roy M. Adams |
Looking for a Lucrative Relationship? When you strike up a professional relationship, you may be pleased to make a new friend. But you'll be really happy if that friend brings you business. Which brings us to this month's topic: Why financial advisors should get to know estate attorneys. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Estate Planning Nirvana? Self-Settled Trusts Explored Self-settled trusts seem to offer the impossible: They remove assets from an individual's estate while still allowing them to benefit from them. |
BusinessWeek
January 30, 2006
Anne Tergesen |
Interest Rates And Your Estate Even small changes can affect what you'll pass along to your heirs, so bear these tips in mind when shopping for trusts. |
Financial Advisor
July 2007
Tracey Longo |
Helping Clients Grow 529 Plans Faster More advisors' clients are maxing out on 529 plans, driving first-year contributions into the six-figure range. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
Bob Hirschfeld |
College Planning Cross Currents New suitability regulations could slow 529 growth, while prepaid tuition plans are looking more attractive. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2003
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Prudence Redefined (Finally) Baby boomers and their parents are expected to pump more money -- and life -- into the trust market over the next decade while the definition of "prudent investing" for trusts continues to evolve in a broker-friendly manner. Brokerages are taking notice -- and so should you. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2012
Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized Real Estate Gifting Realized, the new program launched by the Education Foundation of the CCIM Institute, facilitates the donation of real estate to charitable organizations. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006
Janet Arrowood |
Heir-Tight Planning There are several good reasons why financial advisors should know how to use trusts and insurance. Even without a big federal tax bite, many states levy estate or death taxes, and a number of states -- desperate for revenue -- have raised them in recent years. |
Registered Rep.
November 17, 2010
Kevin McKinley |
Ways to Maximize Clients' 529 Funds Here's how your clients can maximize the funds they net from 529 withdrawals made in the most common scenarios. |
Financial Advisor
June 2005
Bruce W. Fraser |
The Rush To Dynasty Trusts It remains to be seen whether dynasty trusts will endure. Meantime, they remain a viable way for the wealthy to shield assets over generations, and for financial advisors they can be a lucrative source of fee income. |
Financial Advisor
March 2006
Roy Diliberto |
Estate Plans That Really Work People are more concerned about how they will be remembered than how much tax planning they did before they died. Financial life planners need to remind clients of this, and make sure that their estate plan reflects their core values. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2012
Duncan Patterson |
Donations Demystified Certified Commercial Investment Members can play a role in the real estate gifting process. Charitable gifting through donations of real estate is one of the most underutilized methods of transferring assets in today's market. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005
Thrupthi Reddy |
Peril to Planners According to practitioners, the administration's plans for a permanent repeal of estate taxes might actually increase the workload of estate planners and wealth management professionals. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2013
Martin Shenkman |
Estate Planning Game Changer This year's tax deal could radically shift the way your clients handle tax and estate issues. Here are some strategies to consider. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Helping High Net Worth Clients to Act Before Possible Cut in Tax Exemptions Consider the possibilities and problems dealing with wealthy clients seeking to act before a possible cut in tax exemptions. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
15 Top Tax Strategies For 2012 There's a one-word theme for the 2012 tax year: uncertainty. Chief among the reasons are the sky-high exemptions on the estate tax, the lifetime gift tax and the generation-skipping tax. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Jim Grote |
Errors of Construction When setting up charitable remainder trusts, the devil is in the details. How CRTs go wrong gets incredibly complicated, which is reason enough for planners to tread carefully. |
Bank Technology News
September 2003
John Adams |
Knowledge is Power New tax laws and a wave of automation could make 529 plans the college savings option of choice. It would help if more people knew what they were. |
Entrepreneur
December 2006 |
Enrollment Fee Pitfalls to avoid when setting up a college fund. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
Kevin McKinley |
Passing Grades for 529s When qualified college savings accounts burst on the scene in the late 1990s, the initial growth exceeded most expectations. At the same time, small tickets, bigger regulatory burdens and a go-go stock market are diminishing the interest of some advisors. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004
Henry M. Grix |
The Money Doctors This suit-happy environment is a relatively recent development in the brokerage industry, so financial advisors would do well to borrow one of the medical profession's best tactics for fighting it: Holistic treatment. |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Michael E. Kitces |
Disunification Hits Estate And Gift Taxation The death of the unified credit makes things tricky. |
Financial Advisor
November 2003
Raymond Fazzi |
States Exacerbate Death Tax Confusion Planners are groping for answers on estate taxes. |
