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Financial Advisor November 2004 Saul M. Simon |
Keep Clients' Estate Plans On Track The ABCs of estate planning for business owners. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Racusin & Stiefel |
Budget Proposal Presents Opportunities, Speed Bumps In light of the limited duration of the new tax laws and the president's proposals, advisors should work with clients to take advantage of these opportunities soon. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Bypassing High Estate Taxes Using a bypass trust in your estate plan can create big tax savings. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
Wealthy Need New Trust Strategy With federal estate taxes no longer a threat, the standard planning approach for wealthy couples needs to change. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
Time for a New Estate Planning Strategy? Recent tax changes mean that planners may have to rethink the ways they invest clients assets. |
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. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Richard A. Behrendt |
Taking Advantage Of Changes To Estate And Gift Tax Laws President Obama's signing of theTax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 includes sweeping changes to the federal estate and gift tax rules. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
The Tax Man Cometh If Congress repeats last year's sidestep - all clients with seven-figure net worth will be in estate-tax territory. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman |
The Season of Giving Christmas is a long way off, but many of your clients should be planning big stocking stuffers in that spirit of giving that only tax law changes can motivate. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Robert F. Keane |
Consider These Advisors should consider GRATs, CLTs, and IDGTs as trusts to offer to their clients. |
Financial Advisor November 2009 Deborah L. Jacobs |
Lemons Into Lemonade Whether the recession lingers in 2010 or the economy picks up, clients who transfer property now can reduce the size of a taxable estate while giving their beneficiaries substantial potential for those assets to increase in value later. |
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 Planning October 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
New Flexibility for Bypass Trusts Revised rules mean bypass trusts can be used to improve the overall tax situation of multiple descendants. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Ed Slott |
Is Bigger Better? No matter what state you live in, now is the time to review your clients' estate plans to make sure they take the increased 2009 exemption levels into account. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
New Take on Trust Strategy Tax changes may affect investing ideas about bypass trusts, grantor trusts and other estate planning steps. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 Gavin Morrissey |
After the Estate Plan . . . Your job is just beginning after a client's estate plan is drawn up. As the client's financial advisor, it is up to you to ensure that the estate plan is implemented correctly. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 I. Jay Safier |
Tax Advisor: Transfer Time, Part 1 One of the significant issues that will be faced by retiring baby boomers is how to keep their accumulated wealth within their families. Here is a review of strategies clients can use for transferring wealth. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Ed Slott |
Gifts From Uncle Sam The author updates us on changes to tax regulations for 2011. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Bill Fleming |
Prime Time to Transfer Assets Changes to tax rates are unlikely until 2011, so this year advisors would be wise to focus their attention on year-end estate planning. |
Registered Rep. August 7, 2014 John Anzivino |
Seven Steps Clients Should Take Now to Minimize 2014 Taxes The steps listed here can be a good starting point for talking to your clients about the tax implications of their estate plan and steps they can take right now to minimize their 2014 tax bill. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Wedded Bliss The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Authorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, made dramatic changes to estate taxes. The federal exemption, known as the applicable exclusion amount, was set at $5 million, far above the $3.5 million in effect when the estate tax was last seen, in 2009. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Barbara H. Cane |
The Uncertainty Principle How do you advise your clients on estate planning when the rules are constantly changing? |
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman |
Two-Year Bonus The 2010 Tax Act is the most significant change in the estate-tax system in quite some time. Yet some of the conclusions and a significant part of the advice your clients have read in the media are misleading. |
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. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Tere D'Amato |
Rich Spouse, Poor Spouse New estate planning techniques may help your financial advisory clients tackle common problems. As with all estate planning, the guidance of an experienced estate planning attorney is key. |
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. |
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. |
On Wall Street May 1, 2010 Seth D. Slotkin |
Back To The Future? Unfortunately, the federal estate transfer tax repeal is set to expire at the end of this year, so on Jan. 1, 2011, the estate, gift and GST tax system would revert back to previous levels, meaning a maximum unified exemption of $1 million and a top rate of 55%. |
Investment Advisor July 2006 I. Jay Safier |
The Tax Advisor: Transfer Time, Part 2 More strategies to transfer wealth, including charitable remainder trusts and family limited partnerships. |
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. |
Financial Advisor December 2010 Lowell & Abati |
Changes Ahead Low interest rates and changing laws mean rethinking wealth transfer strategies. The environment has particularly favored two estate planning strategies: grantor retained annuity trusts, and sales of assets to grantor trusts. |
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. |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Give Away Your Tax Bill Starting to make gifts now can save your heirs from estate-tax pain. |
Financial Advisor November 2004 Eric L. Reiner |
Ruling On Grantor Trusts Eliminates Gift Tax Worries IRS pronouncement abets defective-trust strategies. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 Ilana Polyak |
15 Tax Moves for Right Now The eleventh-hour tax deal reached in Washington will require some new strategies for advisors and their clients. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 Kevin McKinley |
Giving And Saving With CLTs Here's how high-net-worth clients can use charitable trusts to pass more money to charities now, and cherished family members later -- with much less going to Uncle Sam. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Martin M. Shenkman |
Let the Tax Games Begin With the estate tax ending this year, only to come back next year, planners have their work cut out for them. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Ado About I Do Here are four steps to a properly planned estate for a client in a nontraditional family. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Highly Versatile Tools Amid the great uncertainty engulfing the estate tax, family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies may prove particularly valuable. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Jones & Luscombe |
Making the Most of The Gift Tax and Its $5 Million Exclusion With the current gift tax exclusion amount set at a record-setting $5 million, many taxpayers appear to consider the gift tax no longer relevant to their planning. That may be a mistake. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Warren K. Racusin |
Congress Grapples With GRATs The use of GRATs to beat estate and gift taxes still offers some benefits but a new bill could eliminate those advantages. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2013 Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized: Charitable Remainder Trusts Commercial real estate professionals and their clients should consider all options when discussing the charitable donation of real property. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Of Death and Decoupling Due to provisions set to kick in next year, in many states the "credit shelter/marital will" plan may now result in a significant state estate tax, because of a phenomenon known as "decoupling." |
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. |
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 Planning October 1, 2005 Jay Quinn |
Please Give Generously There are many benefits to clients when giving is incorporated into their overall financial plan, from reducing current income and estate taxes to helping to provide for retirement income. Here's what advisers need to know. |
Financial Advisor September 2008 Kenneth P. Brier |
Political Winds With current low tax rates on capital gains and dividends likely targets in any tax debate, it may be a good time for advisors and their clients to consider taking action. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Donald Jay Korn |
Busting Trusts When assets for spouses are left in trusts, restrictions often apply, chafing the living spouse. |
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. |