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Proposed Tax Law Changes Prompt Estate Planning Review

Brown Advisory

Proposed Tax Law Changes Prompt Estate Planning Review achen Mon, 09/12/2016 - 06:00 A plan to maximize a family’s financial legacy usually saves the most tax by leveraging the longterm compounding of investments outside of the taxable estate. As previously mentioned, gifts of interests in FLPs are a timely example.

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Proposed Tax Law Changes Prompt Estate Planning Review

Brown Advisory

Proposed Tax Law Changes Prompt Estate Planning Review. A plan to maximize a family’s financial legacy usually saves the most tax by leveraging the longterm compounding of investments outside of the taxable estate. Adopting a program of planning early, and monitoring that program, often brings the best results.

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Dream or Opportunity?

Brown Advisory

Still, we believe that attractive opportunities for fundamental, bottom-up investing endure in China S and Asia’s other emerging markets, where valuations are more attractive than for equities in the developed world like the U.S. Protecting inherited assets from a claim by a family member’s ex-spouse can help limit those losses.

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Rude Awakening

Brown Advisory

As recently as 2012 Puerto Rico was able to sell to investors public-sector bonds despite its bleak fiscal outlook and shrinking economy. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. Protecting inherited assets from a claim by a family member’s ex-spouse can help limit those losses. Rude Awakening. Thu, 09/03/2015 - 15:10.

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Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist

Brown Advisory

As 2015 comes to a close, we remind our clients and friends of how important it is take time to review new tax rules, consider tax-saving opportunities and review investment and asset-protection plans before year’s end. Re-examine asset location. Gift and Estate Taxes. For 2015, the exclusion amount is $5.43

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Midyear Planning Tools for 2016

Brown Advisory

With tax policy in a steady state and relatively calm economic conditions, there are no strong external reasons to make major planning adjustments. A good example took place in 2012; at the time we helped many clients prepare for anticipated changes to policy regarding taxes on asset transfers. Clear the Hurdle.

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Off the Beaten Trail

Brown Advisory

We are recommending that clients consider high-yield bonds and other asset classes that can offer the prospect of solid gains that diverge from the path of traditional stocks and bonds. From 2012 until 2014, the MSCI All Country World Index annually rose by an average of 14.1%. percentage points from July 24, 2012, until Jan.

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