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Estate Planning
Women Control Charitable Giving, Support Female Entrepreneurs
Women have dramatically increased philanthropic spending and investing in female entrepreneurs, says a UBS survey of 1,400 clients.
Helping the Newly Widowed
Consolidating IRAs could be a mistake if the deceased spouse was much younger than the surviving spouse, says this advisor.
Preventing the Horrors of Dying Without a Will
When there is no will in place, all hell tends to break loose. Three reasons may be why your clients have avoided establishing estate plans.
Costly Estate Planning Mistakes
These four oversights may not only be frustrating, but also expensive, for heirs, say J.P. Morgan wealth managers.
Who Said Anything About Dying? It’s ‘Financial Housecleaning’
Ten tips to help clients “put their affairs in order” from our columnist who lightens up this grim task. (By Bryce Sanders)
The Problems with Advisors Being Trustees
Trustees face many challenges, depending on how a trust works. Advisors face two additional risks. (By Dennis Channer and William C. Waller Jr.)
Older Clients Fear Kids Will Blow Inheritances
Help them protect beneficiaries from wasting their windfall or losing it to ex-spouses. (By Matthew Guanci)
Multimillion Real Estate Portfolio Presents Income, Inheritance Dilemma
Advisors help a couple determine how to diversify plus leave assets to children and charity.
Reduce Anxiety for Clients and Their Heirs
Financial planner shares a personal story and four starting strategies. (By Lauren Gadkowski Lindsay)
Equalize Children’s Inheritances with Life Insurance
A trust named as beneficiary makes it easier to divide the pie when not all kids work in the family business. (By Matthew Guanci)
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