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Maximizing Wealth with Estate Planning: A Free Webinar

NAIFA Advisor Today

Understanding the intersection between financial assets and estate planning is extremely important for maximizing wealth and enhancing asset protection. Join us on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Eastern for an in-depth webinar that focuses on aligning your clients' financial assets with their estate planning goals.

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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. If you don’t, these assets will likely be paid to your probate estate, possibly triggering income tax. Unfortunately, costly mistakes are all too easy to make.

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6 Things You Should Know to Create a Robust Estate Plan

WiserAdvisor

While a financial plan focuses on managing your finances during your lifetime, an estate plan is essential for determining the fate of your assets after you pass away. Estate planning involves the transfer of your assets to your heirs in the event of your passing.

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Life Insurance for Business and Estate Planning

Carson Wealth

For individuals, a permanent life insurance plan can play a key role in estate planning by helping reduce estate taxes. 1,2 Some states have an estate tax as well, and they may have a lower threshold for when the tax applies. Estate Taxes.” Estate & Gift Tax FAQs.”

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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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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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Estate Planning Strategy: Leveraging CFP® Certification Expertise

International College of Financial Planning

The Imperative of Estate Planning: Not Just for the Affluent Often, there’s a prevailing misconception that estate planning is a luxury reserved for the wealthy elite. Real estate planning is a crucial undertaking that every adult and family should prioritize.