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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. 529 plans offer greater flexibility in ownership but restrict how funds can be used, particularly for educational expenses. Read More.

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Steve Lockshin's Vanilla Relaunches Vanilla Academy

Wealth Management

The revamped educational platform will feature multimedia content to help advisors become more comfortable with estate planning topics.

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How Advisors Can Help (Not-So HNW) Clients Maximize Asset Protection By Assessing Strategies, Tools, And Education

Nerd's Eye View

Beyond insurance, advisors and their clients can also consider options such as the use of corporate entities such as Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) for business interests, and estate tax planning tools such as Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs) that can offer both estate planning and asset protection benefits for married couples.

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529-To-Roth IRA Rollovers: Taking Advantage Of The New Option To Move Education Savings To Retirement Savings

Nerd's Eye View

Traditionally, the challenge in using a 529 plan to save for higher education expenses has been figuring out how much to save to cover the beneficiary's college costs without overshooting and saving more in the 529 plan than is actually needed. The Secure 2.0 Read More.

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Estate Planning 101

Integrity Financial Planning

Understand the basics first, and then create an estate plan. Wills and trusts are both important estate planning tools with important differences. Communication is crucial when preparing heirs to inherit wealth, and this includes discussing what they plan to do with the money. A Will vs. a Trust.

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Adviser links: technical skill

Abnormal Returns

Podcasts Rick Ferri talks estate planning with Ryan Barrett and Mike Piper. investmentnews.com) Momentum is growing for financial literacy education in high schools. bogleheads.podbean.com) Michael Kitces and Carl Richards talk about the opportunity and limits of advisor automation. investmentnews.com).

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 25-26)

Nerd's Eye View

In a change from previous campaigns, the first ad directly recommends that consumers seek out a CFP professional for financial advice, and future ads could more directly explain the benefits of earning the CFP marks.