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10 High-Income Tax Planning Strategies to Complete Before 2025: A Year-end Checklist

Harness Wealth

Frontloading 529 Contributions Contributions to 529 plans can also be frontloaded or “superfunded”, allowing you to make up to five years’ worth of contributions in a single year without incurring gift taxes. Review Your Estate Planning The end of the year can also be a practical time to take stock of your long-term estate planning.

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Ensuring Legacies Last

Brown Advisory

An essential step in estate planning is making sure beneficiaries know all the responsibilities and challenges that accompany the management of increasing wealth. When an aging parent with an air-tight estate plan fails to prepare heirs for an inheritance, an act of kindness runs a high risk of backfire.

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Transcript: Jonathan Clements

The Big Picture

And I think you will also, if you are at all curious about estate planning or investing or personal finance, this is not the usual discussion and I think it’s very worthwhile for you to hear this and share it with friends and family. And I, I found it to be an absolutely fascinating conversation.

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Before Tying the Knot

Brown Advisory

Protecting inherited assets from a claim by a family member’s ex-spouse can help limit those losses. Such protection can be a cornerstone for sound estate planning. But the descendants’ lack of control over the assets ensures that ex-spouses and creditors cannot make a legitimate claim into the future. Shielding Assets.

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Anchoring Expectations

Brown Advisory

It also encompasses intended lifestyle, charitable giving, retirement and estate planning, and liabilities, including anticipated costs for health care. During times of market volatility, such long-term planning enables clients to shake off an impulse to sell. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst.

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How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

Fortune Financial

Long-term goals typically encompass retirement planning, wealth preservation and estate planning. Clarifying these distinctions will help you prioritize and allocate resources accordingly. Your risk tolerance will influence your investment strategy and asset allocation.

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How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

Fortune Financial

Long-term goals typically encompass retirement planning, wealth preservation and estate planning. Clarifying these distinctions will help you prioritize and allocate resources accordingly. Your risk tolerance will influence your investment strategy and asset allocation.