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Choosing the Right Trustee for Your Estate Plan

Carson Wealth

One of the most important decisions you’ll make when designing your estate plan is who to name in the various fiduciary roles: trustee, personal representative, executor and agent. While a critical decision, it’s often given significantly less thought than the distribution of your assets.

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The HSA ‘Deathbed Drawdown’: Making Tax-Efficient Distributions Of Large Balances (When There Isn’t Much Time)

Nerd's Eye View

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) feature useful tax advantages that make them a popular savings vehicle. One possible outcome of ‘superfunding’ an HSA, however, is that the account owner may not actually use up all of their HSA funds over their lifetime, which can have significant tax consequences. Read More.

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Remember the Benefits of Estate Planning

Integrity Financial Planning

Estate planning can be difficult to think about, let alone plan for. Maybe you’ve avoided putting together a concrete plan because you don’t want to think too far into the future when it’s time to pass on what you have. Or maybe you don’t think an estate plan is necessary because you’re not rich enough to warrant one.

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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

However, the caveat with current CGAs has been that they could only be funded with after-tax dollars before the donor’s death, meaning that if an individual only had tax-deferred funds (e.g., Second, they reduce the donor's tax bill in the year the CGA is created by excluding the amount contributed to the CGA from taxable income.

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Estate Planning 101

Integrity Financial Planning

Understand the basics first, and then create an estate plan. Wills and trusts are both important estate planning tools with important differences. A will ensures property is distributed after your passing, according to your wishes, while a trust goes into effect as soon as you create it. A Will vs. a Trust.

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Adviser links: helping clients feel secure

Abnormal Returns

obliviousinvestor.com) Estate planning Changing an estate plan takes time. wealthmanagement.com) Do your clients have a digital estate plan? thinkadvisor.com) How tax treatment differs across states for 529-to-Roth IRA rollovers. advisorperspectives.com) Fidelity Charitable distributed $11.8

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6 Items to Put on Your Estate Plan Checklist

Integrity Financial Planning

An estate plan is a legal document that outlines a person’s wishes for the distribution of their assets and property after their death. It is essential to create an estate plan to ensure that your family and loved ones are taken care of in the event of your passing. Contact us today to get started!