Estate Planning
Learn the latest estate planning strategies to help clients pass on their assets to beneficiaries while minimizing taxes.
January 02, 2025
American College Launches Donor-Advised Fund Training ProgramThe inaugural set of in-person education sessions will be held in Dallas in April.
December 31, 2024
Estate Planners Look for Way Out of Connelly ChainsA lawyer says the obvious alternatives to Crown C Supply's arrangement are fine — for a family that never changes.
December 31, 2024
Help Your Clients With This 'Embarrassing' Task Before They Get MarriedTalking about money isn't romantic, but not doing so can sink a marriage, Ekaterina Klimentova of Cerity warns.
December 20, 2024
6 Ways to Talk About Estate Planning Over the HolidaysRecognizing that the topic can be emotionally charged, advisors should keep the conversation heading in a positive direction.
December 13, 2024
Slott, Levine: Here's What Happens to the HSA When a Client DiesSpouses have more flexibility than other inheritors with respect to these accounts, the retirement and tax experts say.
December 13, 2024
Death and Retirement Tax Changes Could Add $723B in Revenue Over 10 Years: CBOThe projected value of changing asset transfer rules and cutting IRA and 401(k) contributions is up from $209 billion in 2020.
December 11, 2024
7 New Findings on How Millennials, Gen Xers Want to Transfer WealthYounger generations expect to do things differently, a new Schwab survey shows.
December 09, 2024
With $124 Trillion Set to Transfer Through 2048, Are Wealth Managers Ready?Heirs are already receiving around $2.5 trillion annually, Cerulli finds.
December 04, 2024
Tax Planning Opens a Door for Insurance Wealth Managers: KPMG StrategistLife and annuity advisors should flourish in the new one-stop-shop world, Brian Dunham predicts.
December 03, 2024
How to Plan Around Tax PoliticsDon't rush to make big changes, Roger Young of T. Rowe Price cautions advisors.