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How Advisors Can Work With Attorneys To Drive Better Estate Planning Outcomes For Clients

Nerd's Eye View

With this in mind, many financial advisors offer estate planning guidance to clients. However, because few advisors are also legal professionals (who can offer more detailed guidance and draft legal documents), many often collaborate with estate planning attorneys to ensure their clients' estate planning needs are met.

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Making Estate Planning More Tax Efficient And Equitable For Beneficiaries By NOT Just Splitting The Assets Evenly

Nerd's Eye View

Traditionally, people tend to think of their estate as comprising one big 'pot' of assets, focusing on the sum of all the assets rather than on each individual asset itself.

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Increasing Financial Planning Efficiency With A Systematized Annual Process

Nerd's Eye View

Which means that on any given workday, advisors might find themselves reviewing one client’s portfolio and another’s estate plan in the morning, and having a meeting with a third client later in the afternoon. With this approach, the advisor can focus on particular planning areas (e.g.,

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The Close Relationship Between Financial Planning and Estate Planning

Wealth Management

Estate planning and financial planning are two peas in a pod that are becoming inextricably tied.

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Why Childfree People Require A Unique Financial Planning Process

Nerd's Eye View

Childfree clients can also face unique estate planning challenges. Similarly, Childfree clients often prioritize long-term care insurance as a way to ensure they are not a burden on others in old age.

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Personal finance links: opting out of the game

Abnormal Returns

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Personal finance links: misunderstanding risk

Abnormal Returns

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