Category: Trusts & Estates
When it comes to estate planning, consider taking a page out of the Boy Scouts Handbook: Be prepared. The last… Read More
Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Recently Updated Your Powers of Attorney
Health care and financial powers of attorney are critical components of an effective estate plan. Indeed, while much of your… Read More
The Long View of Long-Term Care Insurance
What are the chances that you or someone in your family — perhaps an elderly parent — will need long-term… Read More
Planning Is Essential If You’re Inheriting Assets
If you’re in line to receive a significant inheritance, your feelings may range from exhilaration to relief, not to mention… Read More
Should You Place Your Home in a QPRT?
If you own your principal residence, you may be able to benefit from its build-up in equity, realize current tax… Read More
Going Through a Divorce? Ease the Transfer of Retirement Plan Assets With a QDRO
Despite its unusual sounding name, a QDRO isn’t an alien from a science fiction movie or a geometric equation. In… Read More
Overlooking Foreign Assets Can Be Detrimental to An Estate Plan
When working with an estate planning advisor, it’s critical to disclose all your assets. Importantly, any foreign assets you might… Read More
Are Changes Coming for the Gift and Estate Tax Exemption?
Under current estate tax law, taxpayers benefit from the most generous gift and estate tax regime in history. Indeed, in… Read More
Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Coordinated Beneficiary Designations With Your Will
Perhaps you drafted your will years ago and it references many of your existing assets, including retirement plan accounts and… Read More
SECURE 2.0 May Affect Your Retirement and Estate Plans
The original Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act), enacted in 2019, was a significant law related… Read More