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{2:00 minutes to read} For years, estate planners have been using a strategy to avoid estate taxes wherein gifts to children or others are entitled to be discounted. The interest in the business or real estate entity is a minority interest and/or has a lack of marketability, therefore a reduction in the gift’s value is appropriate.
{3:06 minutes to read} On April 21, Prince (Rogers Nelson) died, leaving a $250 million estate. Because there was no will and no proactive estate plan, within 9 months Prince’s estate will have to come up with about $100,000,000 in estate taxes.
{3:36 minutes to read} When clients or individuals reach the age of 80-85, sometimes their health is failing. Health care decisions may be made by others (many times the adult children), the appointed health care proxy, or the health care agent. This same adult child/children will also be left in charge of the money decisions. Recently, I had the experience of seeing how that can create a lot of problems.
{5:30 minutes to read} In Part 1 [LINK] of our interview with Warren Goldberg, we discuss some of the misconceptions that people have about reverse mortgages. In Part 2, we will go into more depth about the rules surrounding reverse mortgages, such as who can get one, age minimums, and how borrowers can benefit.
{3:48 minutes to read} In Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Petillo, Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with the law firm of Feldman, Kramer & Monaco, P.C, we concentrate on Medicaid and a little-known way to boost your retirement funds using your health savings account:
{3:48 minutes to read} Today we are speaking with Mr. Warren Goldberg, from Mortgage Wealth Advisors in Plainview, New York. Continuing the theme from last month, we're going to be talking about retirement and distribution planning.
{3:48 minutes to read} Today, our guest is Christopher Petillo, Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with the law firm of Feldman, Kramer & Monaco, P.C. He is an attorney whose expertise is in the areas of elder law and estate planning.
{3:48 minutes to read} The federal government continually changes the rules of the game when it comes to estate taxes, making it difficult to plan our lives. Just because the exemption amount for taxable estates has moved up to $5,450,000 per person this year, (a couple can pass 2 times that or $10,900,000), does not give people the ability to properly plan their estate by ignoring estate planning.
{1:36 minutes to read} I'm pleased to provide you a document we call The Key Numbers for 2016. The document outlines changes that the government makes each year pertaining to financial planning, pensions, estate planning, income taxes, etc.
{1:42 minutes to read} While we can accumulate money and assets, there is one asset above all others that needs protection. That asset is our ability to continue to earn income. How do we protect it? With quality disability income insurance.
