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Explore how a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) can reduce estate taxes, protect assets, and provide financial flexibility for high-net-worth families. Learn key benefits, tax strategies, and planning tips.
8/5/2020
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Discover how Roth IRA conversions can reduce your retirement tax burden—if done wisely. Learn how Roth conversions are taxed, the best ways to pay those taxes, and strategies to maximize long-term growth while avoiding costly mistakes.
7/30/2020
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Companies and their employees have already been trending toward relocating from big cities with high rents and other issues. With the current housing and employment market, many have even greater motivation to relocate.
7/27/2020
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Long-term care (LTC) has been in the news lately, for all the wrong reasons. But it has gotten a lot of people thinking about what their plans are, what kind of experience they want, and how they are going to pay for it.
7/24/2020
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Discover 10 powerful habits of successful business owners—from goal setting and delegation to self-care and gratitude. Learn how to work smarter, find balance, and lead with purpose.
7/24/2020
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The LGBTQ+ community has seen significant gains over the last few years, particularly with marriage equality and workplace discrimination cases decided favorably by the Supreme Court. Yet, the community has less financial security than the general population.
7/23/2020
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Laid off before retirement? Learn how to protect your finances, rethink your career path, and adjust your retirement plan to stay on track—even in uncertain times.
7/22/2020
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Learn how to avoid running out of money in retirement with smart strategies like asset diversification, Social Security optimization, and withdrawal planning.
7/19/2020
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Planning for retirement? Learn how sequence of returns risk can impact your portfolio and discover smart strategies—like income preservation buckets and annuities—to protect your retirement income.
7/15/2020
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When the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed, it provided relief from unwanted required minimum distributions (RMDs), and the accompanying tax burden, for many Americans by waiving some RMD requirements for 2020. This provided immediate tax relief and allowed some investors to keep their money invested.
7/14/2020