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The Liability Risk Of Giving Inadvertent Tax Advice (And How To Avoid It)

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In recent years, financial advisors have increasingly embraced tax planning as a core element of delivering value to clients. While common wisdom suggests that only CPAs, EAs, or attorneys are authorized to give tax advice, this is only strictly true in limited contexts, such as in promoting abusive tax shelters.

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Tax Advice Restrictions For Financial Advisors: How To Offer Tax Planning And Remain In Compliance

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Almost every financial planning issue – whether it is retirement, investments, cash flow, insurance, or estate planning – has tax considerations, and advisors provide a great deal of value in helping clients minimize their overall tax burden.

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Cerulli: Gen X Presents the Next Great Opportunity for Financial Advisors

Wealth Management

As a result, financial advisors should start honing the services Gen X members will likely benefit from the most, including retirement planning, estate and tax planning and mortgage refinancing. They also make up the second biggest client base for financial advisors after baby boomers. Number 8860726. trillion annually.

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RIA Edge Podcast: Schwab’s Jalina Kerr on How Resilient RIAs Can Turn Market Volatility Into Growth

Wealth Management

RIA Edge Podcast: Schwab’s Jalina Kerr on How Resilient RIAs Can Turn Market Volatility Into Growth RIA Edge Podcast: Schwab’s Jalina Kerr on How Resilient RIAs Can Turn Market Volatility Into Growth Jalina Kerr of Charles Schwab shares how the most adaptive firms are expanding beyond portfolio management, into areas like estate and tax planning.

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Distributions of Stock in a GRAT Don’t Trigger Insider Trader Rules

Wealth Management

Related: Planning for Older Clients and Those with Disabilities Many GRATs include a so-called “swap” power in which the grantor is permitted to substitute assets of equivalent value with the GRAT. Number 8860726. Prior case law in the Southern District of New York (Morales v. Lothes is a partner at Gilmore, Rees & Carlson, P.C.,

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 7–September 8)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Treasury Department has finalized rules requiring most SEC-registered RIAs to implement risk-based Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism programs, including a requirement to report suspicious (..)

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It’s Crunch Time For Many Policyholders

Wealth Management

Ratner June 11, 2025 2 Min Read A client whose estate will remain non-taxable after 2025 has a policy in an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) that was presumably purchased for estate tax liquidity. Number 8860726.