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6 Ways to Manage Concentrated Stock Positions

Darrow Wealth Management

The situational nature of planning to diversify one large position cannot be over-emphasized, so it’s important to work with a financial advisor who has experience in this area. So if you have a large portion of your wealth tied to a single stock, here are six options to manage it.

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What is a Stepped Up Basis? Cost Basis of Inherited Stock and Other Assets

Darrow Wealth Management

You’ll need to fill out paperwork with the custodian if there isn’t a financial advisor managing the accounts. At a high level, if the asset is part of the decedent’s estate it’s typically eligible for a step-up. Assets that bypass the estate through a trust or another mechanism are usually not eligible.

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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.

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Adviser links: the RMD mentality

Abnormal Returns

Podcasts Michael Kitces talks divorce planning with Michelle Klisanich who is a Wealth Advisor for Financially Wise Divorce. kitces.com) Matt Zeigler talks with Wade Pfau about managing sequence of returns risk in retirement. youtube.com) Ted Seides talks with Jeff Assaf who is the founder and CIO of ICG Advisors.

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Estate Planning at 18

Carson Wealth

Carson Wealths Matt Hinz, CFP , ChFC , AIF , Senior Wealth Advisor and Chris Graw, CFP , ChFC , CLU , Managing Partner, Wealth Advisor discuss Estate Planning when you turn 18. The post Estate Planning at 18 appeared first on Carson Wealth.

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Managing Sudden Wealth

Darrow Wealth Management

Managing sudden wealth paid in cash after the sale of a business or winning the lottery also requires planning, but perhaps with a bit less to unpack in the beginning. Sudden wealth events rarely happen more than once during someone’s lifetime (if at all), so proper financial management is essential.

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How to Create an Estate Plan

Carson Wealth

On a basic level, if you have an estate plan, you control who will receive your property upon your death. An estate plan can also protect you in the event of an unforeseen life-altering medical emergency. Most Americans need an estate plan of some kind, and most Americans don’t have one.