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 | 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...
