Should Young Adults have a Will?
Millennials are finally embracing one of the cornerstones of adulthood, by writing their wills.
January 17, 2022
Do I Need a Non-Grantor Trust for Estate Planning?
One of the most useful estate planning tools is a trust, which can be used to create a legacy of wealth and protecting assets. One question to consider when creating one, is whether a grantor or non-grantor trust is more appropriate. A non-grantor trust is any trust that is not a grantor trust.
January 14, 2022
January 13, 2022
How Do You Split an Estate in a Blended Family?
Good estate planning must consider more than what you want to happen to your property and for your beneficiaries. It also must consider what you intentionally want to avoid happening.
January 12, 2022
Why Naming Beneficiaries Is Important to Your Estate Plan
If you’ve ever spent time working through your estate plan, you know how important it is to select and update your beneficiaries.
January 7, 2022
Can I Avoid Taxes when I Inherit?
Unless you spend your winters in Aspen and your summers in the Hamptons, you probably don’t have to worry about paying federal estate taxes on an inheritance. In 2021, the federal estate tax doesn’t kick in, unless an estate exceeds $11.7 million. The Biden administration has proposed lowering the exemption, but even that proposal wouldn’t affect estates valued at less than about $6 million.
January 6, 2022
What is the Purpose of an ILIT?
Life insurance is a sophisticated financial product, with as many variations and permutations as there are creative insurance companies (there are many) and creative insurance planners (there are even more).
January 4, 2022
How Do I Plan with a Special Needs Child?
For parents who have a child with special needs, planning for their loved one’s life after they themselves are gone can be overwhelming. Breaking the process down into manageable parts and working with specialized professionals and companies can help.
January 3, 2022
What Taxes Have to Be Paid When Someone Dies?
Tax obligations continue on despite the passing of a loved one, and in some cases, come about because of it. Tax deadlines pose a challenge for grieving families.
December 31, 2021
How Do You Gift Your House to Your Children during Your Lifetime?
There are many ways to pass property on to children, including gifting the family home to them while you are still alive, bequeathing it to the children upon your passing, or selling the residence to your heirs.
December 30, 2021
