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Family Planning
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Just inherited an IRA? Take a moment to consider your options
Have you or will you inherit an IRA from someone that is not your spouse? This is not uncommon. Roughly 42 million US households own some type of IRA. So odds are you know someone other than your spouse who owns an IRA. Play your cards right and you could be a named beneficiary. If…
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Thoughts on Transferring Wealth to the Next Generation
Lately, clients have been asking if we wouldn’t mind having a conversation with their kids about planning for future wealth transfer, as well as helping their children learn how to save and become financially independent. The decision as to whether to talk to your children and when is very personal, so there is no right…
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Protecting Elderly Family Members – What Can You Do?
Fact: We are all getting older. Unfortunately, there are many ways that the elderly can be targeted and taken advantage of financially. We are seeing increases in fake phone calls and emails and IRS fraud as scammers and the technology used becomes more and more sophisticated. There are some steps you can take to help…
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The Law of Division – Planning after Divorce — Taxes & Planning
Taxes Your tax filing status will be your status as of the end of the year. This may cause your taxes to increase or lead to an additional liability. If you are a W2 employee and have been withholding for most of the year based on being married, you may end up under-withholding if you…
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The Family Information Organizer
“There is in the act of preparing, the moment you start caring.” —Winston Churchill A longtime friend named Dana called me one day because she needed help. Her father had just passed away and she didn’t know what to do. Although I’ve helped clients’ children through similar situations many times, something occurred to me as…
