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Estate Planning Strategy: Leveraging CFP® Certification Expertise

International College of Financial Planning

When the client engages with the estate planning attorney, the financial planner already collates and structures pivotal financial documents, encompassing existing estate documents, tax returns, and financial account summaries.

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7 Steps To Declutter Paperwork Including Financial Documents

Clever Girl Finance

Sorting paper, looking for that one document you need? The main benefit of sorting paper and documents is to your overall mental health and well-being and for your family’s benefit, in the case of an emergency. People who are incapacitated or have passed away still have bills to pay and important documents in their names.

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How Long to Keep Important Financial Records

MazumaBusinessAccounting

Remember, the IRS recommends keeping tax-related documents for at least six years. Determining how long to keep financial records depends on several factors, including the record type and whether it’s for personal or business documentation. Some documentation has no expiration date, such as birth certificates and social security cards.

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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

Our newest course on Life Insurance Policies adds to our existing programs on reviewing Tax Returns and navigating Estate Documents as well, and we're committed to continue to expand our financial advicer curriculum in the years to come!

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Financial Record Keeping: How Long To Keep Financial Records?

Clever Girl Finance

When you're wondering how long to keep financial records, there are documents that you will need to keep forever “just in case” they are needed. These are important documents, and there are varied reasons why you could need them. The documents that you need to file with the local registrar may also be available online.

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Announcing Expanded IAR CE And Price Updates And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

Combined with the continued availability of CE credit for CFP certification, CPA and EA licenses, and various Investment & Wealth Institute (IWI) and American College designations, Kitces Premier Members have a wide variety of opportunities to fulfill their CE requirements.

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Protect Your Assets from Burglars and Fire

Pacifica Wealth

This section demystifies home safes and provides concrete advice on which documents you should keep at home and which documents you should keep in a bank’s safe-deposit box. The two most common and practical ways to protect your documents are a safe-deposit box and a home safe. product safety and certification.”

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