Umbrella Insurance for Asset Protection
In the world of asset protection, one well-known concept to mitigate risk is to transfer the obligation for payment of a valid claim to another person. This risk mitigation is…
Special Needs Trust for Disabled Children
Diversity comes in many forms and many related ways of accommodating different needs. When parents are planning for the needs of children with disabilities, a product that should be considered…
Be Prepared to Take Beneficiary IRA Distributions in 2023
In 2019, The SECURE Act changed the rules concerning the distributions from pre-tax Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) inherited through beneficiary designation (a so-called “Beneficiary IRA”). As with many such changes…
Prenuptial Agreements
Couples are often wary to bring up the dreaded P word when discussing their nuptials. After all, who wants to ostensibly discuss a divorce when there is an impending marriage…
Per Stirpes or Pro Rata? You probably want Per Stirpes
Periodically checking and updating beneficiary designations on retirement accounts and life insurance is prudent. The next time you navigate the online portal or the old school paper form to write…
How to Avoid the Death Tax
As Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Taxes come in a wide variety of flavors (e.g., income taxes,…
Rethinking Asset Protection
Some readers have heard of personal asset protection strategies like trusts or limited liability companies. The draw to products like these is the supposed promise that your personal assets can…
Selling the Family Business to Children
Parents that have built a successful business and have raised capable children might find the proposition of selling the family business to the children compelling. As with so many decisions…
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How Do Blended Families Structure Their Wills?
When people come together and vow to spend the rest of their lives together in wedded bliss, they sometimes bring to the relationship a child or children from a previous…
Remove Beneficiary Designations on Non-Retirement Accounts
Non-retirement investment accounts are often set up with wealth management firms. When the account is set up, there is an option to put a beneficiary designation on the account and…
