Retirement planning can involve contributing money into an individual retirement account. With a traditional IRA you contribute money before paying taxes. You can deduct your contributions from your earnings when you are filing. There is...
Senior citizens face some emotional challenges as they lose loved ones over the years. Loneliness can decrease your quality of life, and it can even result in depression. The good news is that there is...
The economic downturn that started in 2007 had some wide-ranging impact as we all know. However, one of the things that you may not think about is the effect that this debacle had on the...
On the surface estate planning can seem like a purely financial endeavor. However, most senior citizens experience a gradual decline before they pass away. You are generally not completely healthy one day and dead the...
The federal estate tax and the gift tax are unified. There is a unified $5.25 million exclusion in 2013. As a result, you could give $5.25 million in taxable gifts throughout your life without incurring...
There are websites out there that sell supposed one-size-fits-all estate planning documents. However, each state has different rules so it is hard to imagine how you can have one document that would be applicable in...
When you are serious about having your financial affairs in order for your own well-being and that of your children you may have to balance matters of the head versus matters of the heart. Let’s...
The guidelines that are utilized by the Internal Revenue Service to collect estate and gift taxes were defined anew by the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. In 2011 a $5 million...
There are various decisions that must be made when you are mulling over the future distribution of your remaining assets after you pass away. Of course you have to make a list of the people...
Most Americans have not taken the time to put the necessary estate planning documents in place. This is a statistic that must change, because a lot of families pay a hefty price when their loved...