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Build (Customized) Flexible Estate Planning Strategies In A Constantly Changing Political Landscape

Nerd's Eye View

In recent years, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) has endured some drastic changes resulting from legislative action that have altered the strategies estate planning professionals have recommended to clients. However, the passage of TCJA resulted in the estate gift tax exemption nearly doubling (from $5.6M

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

Nerd's Eye View

Taxes are a central component of financial planning. 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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How Advisors Can Help (Not-So HNW) Clients Maximize Asset Protection By Assessing Strategies, Tools, And Education

Nerd's Eye View

Financial advisory clients are routinely concerned about lurking threats to their hard-earned wealth in the form of a large unforeseen judgment on a liability claim. While asset protection is a popular planning topic for High-Net-Worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth clients, those who are not HNW are susceptible to the same threats to wealth.

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“Legacy IRA” Rollover To A Charitable Gift Annuity: Using This New Tax-Advantaged Opportunity To Help Clients Achieve Charitable And Retirement Goals

Nerd's Eye View

In this guest post, Kathleen Rehl, a semi-retired financial advisor and educator now focusing on her own estate planning considerations, shares her experience with creating her "Legacy IRA" rollover to a Charitable Gift Annuity to support her chosen nonprofits after Congress passed the SECURE 2.0 But the SECURE 2.0 Read More.

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The Future Of Financial Advice: How Tech and Approaches In 2030 Will Differ From Today

Nerd's Eye View

For instance, the financial advice industry has seen many changes to regulations (for both advisors and their clients), advisor business models, and the advisor technology landscape. In the context of the financial planning industry, whereas Financial Advice 1.0 Specifically, Financial Advice 3.0 Specifically, Financial Advice 3.0

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Using A Testamentary Charitable Remainder Unitrust (T-CRUT) To Give Twice To Both Loved Ones And Charitable Organizations

Nerd's Eye View

This shift has led financial advisors to explore new strategies for mitigating the resulting tax-planning challenges. Under the new law, non-spouse beneficiaries (with few exceptions) must now withdraw the entirety of an inherited IRA within 10 years of the account owner's passing rather than over their own lifetimes.

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Part 1: The Tools of the Tax-Planning Trade

Yardley Wealth Management

The post Part 1: The Tools of the Tax-Planning Trade appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. Part 1: The Tools of the Tax-Planning Trade Whether you’re saving, investing, spending, bequeathing, or receiving wealth, there’s scarcely a move you can make without considering how taxes might influence the outcome.