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Mar
Video Series: Successful Successor Trustee Workshop – Part 7, Liabilities
Part seven of the Successful Successor Trustee Workshop, provided by Strauss Attorneys PLLC. law firm in Asheville, NC. Here we overview the liabilities you may be personally held to as a trustee and educate you about the law, documents, and fiduciary roles when it comes to being...
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06
Mar
Video Series: Successful Successor Trustee Workshop – Part 8, Resources
Part eight of the Successful Successor Trustee Workshop, provided by Strauss Attorneys PLLC. law firm in Asheville, NC. Here we describe the resources available to assist and educate you about the law, documents, and fiduciary roles when it comes to being a successor trustee. We...
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06
Mar
What the New Tax Law Means to You
As you probably know, Congress avoided the so-called fiscal cliff by passing – at the 11th hour – the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the 2012 Tax Act), signed into law by the President on January 2, 2013. The 2012 Tax Act makes several important revisions to the tax code t...
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06
Mar
Most of us are Guilty of Wasting Money
Most of us are guilty of wasting money. We pay too much for convenience. We don't comparison shop or look for bargains. We waste money staying in the same routines-shopping at the same stores, eating at the same places, using the same services. We may not even realize...
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06
Mar
Charitable Remainder Trusts
The Charitable Remainder Trust (“`CRT”) of trust specifically authorized by the Internal Revenue Code. These irrevocable trusts permit you to transfer ownership of assets to the trust in exchange for an income stream to the person or persons of your choice (typically you, your sp...
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06
Mar
Understanding the Significance of Trusts
This issue of The Wealth Advisor addresses a topic that is important to many Americans yet is sometimes misunderstood - trusts. In the right circumstances, trusts can provide significant advantages to those who utilize them, particularly in protecting trust assets from the...
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25
Mar
Planning for Pets
For many pet owners, pets are members of the family. These individuals often say that if something happens to them, they are more concerned with what will happen to their pets than to their children or spouse. This issue of The Wealth Advisor examines the issues surrounding carin...
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06
Mar
“Portability” of the Federal Estate Tax Exemption – What does it Mean?
With the political and economic climate as it is in the summer of 2008, we are not likely to see total repeal of the federal estate tax in the foreseeable future. However, both Republican and Democratic Presidential candidates support estate tax reform. Realistically, such reform...
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06
Mar
New FDIC Rules: Are You Protected?
With the rash of bank failures, you may wonder whether - and to what extent – the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) will protect your bank accounts. Fortunately, new rules from the FDIC clarify how you can ensure maximum FDIC insurance coverage. You may nee...
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06
Mar
Planning You Should Consider Now
These are difficult times. The “experts” now acknowledge that we are in a recession - and that we have been so for some time. Consumer confidence is low. As a result many of us are concerned, wondering what planning we should do now, if any. For the vast majorit...
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