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Wealth Transfer Is About More Than Just Money
Families have many forms of capital beyond their money. Here are five of them, plus ways to easily ‘transfer’ them to younger generations.
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How Quitclaim Deeds Can Cause Estate Planning Catastrophes
A lot can go wrong (including inadvertent law-breaking) if you choose to go the easy route rather than using a trust to transfer real estate to your child.
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How Estate Planning Can Thwart the ‘Third-Generation Curse’
Thorough communication with heirs about values and various elements of your estate plan could help younger generations better manage their inherited wealth.
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Wealth Transfer and Strategic Gifting Opportunities for 2024
Inflation adjustments to the gift and estate tax exemptions, along with the pending sunset of some tax cuts, make 2024 the year to dig into transfer strategies.
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Estate Planning for Your Aging Parents: A Delicate Balance
Protecting assets isn’t the only goal. Managing health care and taxes are also important, as is maintaining our parents’ dignity and security.
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Cut Your Wealth Transfer Taxes With a Family Limited Partnership
This estate planning tool facilitates tax-efficient wealth transfer, asset protection, legacy preservation and more.
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IRS Quietly Changed the Rules on Your Children’s Inheritance
Property, such as your home, held in an irrevocable trust 'that is not included in the taxable estate at death' will no longer receive a step-up in basis. Here’s why the wording of that is key.
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How to Use Your Estate Plan to Save Tax Now: A Timely Update
Consider an upstream basis trust and a general power of appointment for an older family member to reduce capital gains taxes on highly appreciated assets.
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Five Big Estate Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Improper or insufficient estate planning can lead to complications for your loved ones and thwart your legacy. And don’t forget to include your pets!
