Financial institutions and brokerage firms occasionally recommend that client accounts be structured as joint or beneficiary-designated accounts without full consideration of the impact on the client’s estate plan....more
7/19/2021
/ Beneficiaries ,
Beneficiary Designations ,
Estate Planning ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Institutions ,
Life Insurance ,
Payable on Death Clauses ,
Personal Property ,
Retirement Plan ,
Transfer on Death Deed (TOD) ,
Wealth Management
The first important new law impacting retirement distributions in over a decade was enacted on December 20, 2019 as the SECURE Act (“Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019”). ...more
1/9/2020
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Beneficiary Designations ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Estate Planning ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
New Legislation ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates
A Power of Attorney is an important estate planning tool that allows an individual (the “Agent”) to act on behalf of another person (the “Principal”) in financial and other matters without involving the probate court. A new...more
11/8/2016
/ Accounting ,
Banks ,
Digital Assets ,
Estate Planning ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gifts ,
Inter Vivos Trust ,
Power of Attorney ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retirement Plan ,
Verification Requirements
Who really benefits? You may be surprised!
If you participate in a 401(k) or other retirement plan, have one or more IRA accounts, or life insurance policies, you need to designate beneficiaries to receive the benefits...more