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What To Do When Gifts To Minors No Longer Fit: Adjusting UTMAs, 529 Plans, And Trusts When Family Goals Don’t Align

Nerd's Eye View

To achieve this, financial support may start at a very young age, allowing for a longer growth horizon and, in many cases, serving tax and estate planning purposes. However, once a child reaches the age of majority, they may not always be in a position to manage assets responsibly.

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Creating Incentive Trusts To Foster Beneficiary Legacies Without Spoiling The Kids

Nerd's Eye View

The role of estate planning is most commonly considered to be about transferring assets from one generation to the next in the most efficient manner possible (e.g., how to minimize the burden of estate taxes and avoid the public spectacle of the probate process). at age 21 or 30) or stagger distributions at multiple ages.

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How Advisors Can Help Clients Use Incentive Trusts to Foster Beneficiary Legacies

Nerd's Eye View

The role of estate planning is most commonly considered to be about transferring assets from one generation to the next in the most efficient manner possible (e.g., how to minimize the burden of estate taxes and avoid the public spectacle of the probate process). at age 21 or 30) or stagger distributions at multiple ages.

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Adviser links: helping clients feel secure

Abnormal Returns

morningstar.com) The biz Creative Planning was able to retain some 60% of the United Capital assets. riabiz.com) XY Planning Network is launching a new in-house RIA, XYPN Sapphire. obliviousinvestor.com) Estate planning Changing an estate plan takes time. billion in donor-recommended grants in 2023.

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Choosing the Right Trustee for Your Estate Plan

Carson Wealth

One of the most important decisions you’ll make when designing your estate plan is who to name in the various fiduciary roles: trustee, personal representative, executor and agent. While a critical decision, it’s often given significantly less thought than the distribution of your assets.

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Utilizing Swap Powers In Irrevocable Trusts To Add Flexibility And Income Tax Efficiency

Nerd's Eye View

Irrevocable trusts lie at the heart of a variety of estate planning strategies, as gifts to irrevocable trusts can allow for the transfer of assets outside of an owner’s estate for estate tax purposes with more structure than an outright gift. the assets' original owner). the assets' original owner).

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Remember the Benefits of Estate Planning

Integrity Financial Planning

Estate planning can be difficult to think about, let alone plan for. Maybe you’ve avoided putting together a concrete plan because you don’t want to think too far into the future when it’s time to pass on what you have. Or maybe you don’t think an estate plan is necessary because you’re not rich enough to warrant one.