by Christine | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized |
529 College Savings Plans Offer Wonderful Tax Incentives “We see that as a big driver for everyone – the opportunity to put your money into the market and get that appreciation and have all those earnings tax-free when you use them for...
by Christine | Feb 6, 2015 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Probate, Tax Planning |
Here are five rules you need to know about the estate tax for 2015. The estate tax exclusion is now $5.43 million. The federal estate tax applies only to those whose taxable estates exceed a certain amount. The U.S. has a unified gift and estate tax system, so...
by Christine | Feb 5, 2015 | Asset Protection, Blended Families, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning, Trusts |
Couples planning to blend families often have to make financial arrangements that respect previous relationships with ex-spouses and their families. Issues range from childcare and eldercare to potentially complex matters involving businesses, investment assets and...
by Christine | Feb 4, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Conservator, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Living Trust, Living Will, Medical Directives, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Create a file that you name sometime like "ICE," which stands for “in case of emergency.” Some people call this their “grab-and-go” file, since that’s what it’s for. Make sure that anyone who needs to have this information knows how to access it. For...
by Christine | Feb 3, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Elder Care, Elder Law, End of Life Decisions, Estate Planning, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medical Directives, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Trusts |
Consulting financial and tax advisers as part of planning the retirement process is essential to get the health-care piece covered. Enjoying truly golden retirement years means a lot of different things to different people, but it should include planning for long-term...
by Christine | Feb 2, 2015 | Asset Protection |
Here are seven things you can do this month to positively impact your finances all year. Want to start the New Year off right when it comes to your finances? The Las Vegas Review-Journal article, titled “7 ways to give your finances a facelift in January,”cites some...
by Christine | Jan 30, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estates, Living Trust, Retirement Planning, Roth IRA, Tax Planning, Trusts |
Sharron Epperson, who is CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent, stressed the importance of retirement planning in the coming year — with two products in particular. Need a financial resolution for 2015? Save as much money as you can in a Roth IRA. One of the...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2015 | Asset Protection, Assets, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Special Needs, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
“We’re not surprised by the fact that people don’t know a lot about retirement income planning,” says David Littell, program director at the American College. “I was surprised at how badly they did.” Could you pass a retirement literacy test? Apparently, 80% of...
by Christine | Jan 28, 2015 | Basis, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning |
As the Conservator of [my mom's] estate, I'm trying to help her decide what to do with the house. Let another family member live in it who couldn't pay rent but could help with upkeep? Rent it out for market value? Or sell? If she hasn't already, an...
by Christine | Jan 27, 2015 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax |
In 2015, only estates worth more than $5.43 million per individual would owe federal estate taxes if the estate owner dies this year. That's up from last year's $5.34 million estate tax exemption. (In addition, the federal lifetime gift tax exemption also...
