April 21, 2022

Revising Estate Strategy Assumptions

ESTATEREAD TIME: 3 MIN When the rules of the game change, tactics should follow in response to the new landscape. While estate tax exemptions have ridden […]
April 21, 2022

A Living Trust Primer

ESTATEREAD TIME: 3 MIN A living trust is a popular consideration in many estate strategy conversations, but its appropriateness will depend upon your individual needs and […]
April 21, 2022

A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts

ESTATEREAD TIME: 3 MIN “I’m proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the […]
April 21, 2022

4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities

ESTATE READ TIME: 3 MIN Raising a child is expensive and can cost about a quarter of a million dollars, not including college. For a child […]
April 21, 2022

Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date

ESTATE READ TIME: 4 MIN When an individual dies, the executor is faced with an important decision that has the potential to impact the taxes owed […]
April 21, 2022

Choosing a Business Structure

ESTATE READ TIME: 4 MIN In March 2020, about 804,398 new businesses had been created in the preceding year.1 All individuals pursuing the dream of exercising their […]
April 21, 2022

What is the Value of Your Business?

ESTATE READ TIME: 3 MIN In the second quarter of 2021, more than 2,000 small businesses were sold. The median sale price was roughly $320,000, up […]
April 21, 2022

Succeeding at Business Succession

ESTATE READ TIME: 3 MIN According to the Conway Center for Family Business, family businesses account for 64% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), yet […]
April 21, 2022

Problems with Probate

ESTATE READ TIME: 4 MIN Many of us hope to leave something behind for our loved ones when we pass away. But the probate process is […]