September 27, 2021 •
Estate Planning The cryptocurrency market climbed to more than $2 trillion over the weekend. Investors who want to get in on those gains may want to add those assets to their IRA.
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Estate Planning Estate planning is a crucial part of any holistic financial plan, and financial advisors often work with estate planning attorneys for guidance in this area.
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Estate Planning A credit shelter trust is used to help married couples with significant assets pass their estates after their deaths to children or other beneficiaries without incurring estate taxes.
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Estate Planning If you’re married, you may consider establishing a QTIP trust, which is short for qualified terminable interest property trust.
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Estate Planning Creating a will is important for all adults, but particularly those who have dependents—including adult dependents. Adding a trust to your estate plan can provide even more guidance.
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Estate Planning If you have a mortgage, you might worry about what that means for your heirs and loved ones. Will they be able to keep your home, and who will be responsible for paying for it?
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Estate Planning Probate survives as a procedure originally implemented by the King of England to protect his citizens from themselves and their greed.
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Estate Planning If you don’t have a spouse and children, you might not think you need to do any estate planning—but that’s not the case.
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Estate Planning Right now, gifts to trusts can take advantage of high tax exemptions and remove future appreciation of assets from taxable estates. One example available to spouses is making a gift to a trust that allows for a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election.
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Estate Planning Most people should have a will, but it's rarely the most significant estate planning document that an individual will hold.
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