Trusts and Estates
Learn which trust is best for which clients, the tax benefits of different estate planning strategies and how to transfer wealth responsibly, as well as estate planning techniques that benefit families with special needs
Six techniques of top producers (part 1)
By Kerry JohnsonIn meeting peak performers, I have noticed several common characteristics they share. Over the next few columns, I will detail a few of the traits and techniques they use to outdistance the competition, work a whole lot less, and make a whole lot
September 14, 2008
Wealthy Seek Understanding Of Sophisticated StrategiesEconomists predict that in the next generation we will see an unprecedented transfer of wealth from the senior generation to their heirs, amounting to tens ...
September 07, 2008
Planning For The Surviving Spouse With A QTIP TrustWhile an estate plan will often concentrate on the credit shelter trust or B trust side of an A-B trust, advisors should also give attention ...
September 07, 2008
Planning For The Surviving Spouse With A QTIP TrustWhile an estate plan will often concentrate on the credit shelter trust or B trust side of an A-B trust, advisors should also give attention ...
September 01, 2008
Estate planning is a winning ticket to referralsEstate planning is an add-on service and a necessary offering for financial planners or advisors who wish to be received by the community as comprehensive service providers. Many advisors want to represent themselves as an estate planner, but do not
August 31, 2008
Estate planning is a winning ticket to referralsEstate planning is an add-on service and a necessary offering for financial planners or advisors who wish to be received by the community as comprehensive service providers. Many advisors want to represent themselves as an estate planner, but do not
August 18, 2008
Court Rules Against IRS's Tax Position on Insurance Company DemutualizationA recent federal court decision ruled against the IRS's stance that policyholders who receive stock in a mutual-to-stock conversion of an insurance company--known as a demutualization--must pay taxes on the proceeds when the stock is sold.
August 10, 2008
Market To Estate Planning Prospects NowThe future of federal estate taxes is uncertain. The $2 million current estate tax exemption is scheduled to increase in 2009, supernova in 2010, and ...