Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are
not estate planners and can not provide tax or legal advice.
Not exact matches
Prince shocked
estate planners everywhere when it was revealed after his death that he didn't have a will.
«A disclaimer means you do
not accept the benefit,» said Larry Lehmann, president of the National Association of
Estate Planners and Councils.
In many states, if heirs can't find your will, the law presumes you revoked it and destroyed it, said Lehmann, who is also past - president of the National Association of
Estate Planners and Councils.
But don't decide on a course of action without an
estate planner's guidance.
The first thing to emphasize with clients, said Roger Ma, certified financial
planner and founder of financial planning firm lifelaidout, is
not only their new home state's income taxes — if there are, indeed, any — but all its other taxes, such as property taxes, sales taxes, inheritance and
estate taxes.
«Unlike stocks, bonds or real
estate, bitcoins, for example, do
not generate income or pay dividends,» explains Certified Financial
Planner Taylor Schulte of Define Financial.
«Unlike stocks, bonds or real
estate, bitcoins do
not generate income or pay dividends,» explains Certified Financial
Planner Taylor Schulte of Define Financial.
There is a large over 50's vote in Bexhill & Battle and the majority are very disillusioned with the Tory's over the EU, immigration and the prospect of large housing
estates being dumped on their characterful villages by ruthless
planners and the National Planning Policy Framework that is set to change so much and
not for the better.
Jason Heath, a fee - only financial
planner with Objective Financial Partners, says robo - advisors are a great choice for young investors who only require portfolio management for a specific savings goal and don't need to get into the more personal aspects of wealth management such as taxes and retirement or
estate planning.
Answer 2: I'm
not a financial
planner, I'm a real
estate agent, but in my opinion you should always pay off the debt that has the highest interest rate — typically the line of credit.
For this reason, when
estate planners and insurance professionals ask you, a business owner, about this kind of insurance, it is for your benefit (and that of your company) and
not just a sales pitch.
You have no obligation to pay your folks» bills post-mortem, although if you've co-signed any loans or own property with them, you could be on the hook if there's
not enough money in the
estate to cover their debt, says Sandra Foster, financial
planner and author of You Can't Take it With You.
Heather Franklin, a certified financial
planner in Toronto, also notes that since a lot of millennials aren't in the market for real
estate, they really don't have an opinion on the foreign buyers tax at all.
But seeing as this question is
not just about real
estate, I asked MoneySense contributor and Certified Financial
Planner, Jason Heath, to weigh in.
I'm guessing the reasons that you gave for why people ought to try
estate planning don't necessarily resemble all the
estate planners practices, who might be listening, or people who dabble in Wills and Trusts.
An
estate planner can also help you understand how wills and marriage contracts interact — a very important legal consideration that you should
not overlook.
Diligent
estate planners should counsel clients on the potential hazards of
not properly providing for a spouse or dependents in their
estate plans and wills, says Toronto
estate and civil litigator Kristine Anderson.
So he doesn't actually offer to be hired as an
estate planner or elder lawyer, but he hints and indicates that that's what he does in various ways.
On the other hand,
estate planners might customize their intake form to include current debt, executor information, and whether or
not there's a living will.
An
estate planner can help you make sure the trust's beneficiaries know
not to act on a Crummey letter and withdraw money during the 30 - day window.
If you happen to fall into this category, please seek out advice from a financial
planner and an
estate planning attorney on how you can structure your life insurance to benefit your
estate and
not add additional taxable assets.
For this reason, when
estate planners and insurance professionals ask you, a business owner, about this kind of insurance, it is for your benefit (and that of your company) and
not just a sales pitch.
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If you are in a situation where you have sole physical and / or legal custody, and you do
NOT want your co-parent to have care, custody and control of your child (ren) should something happen to you, then you need to see a qualified
estate planner to determine your options.
Resist the temptation to invest in any asset - real
estate included - that doesn't meet the core objectives you and your
planner have defined for your financial plan or overall investment portfolio.
«Every agent should have a stable of experts — a financial
planner, a certified public accountant, an attorney —
not just for closings but for family, finance, and
estate law specialties as well,» says Leigh Brown, ABR, CRS, broker - owner of RE / MAX Executive Realty in Charlotte, N.C. «You rely on these experts to guide your clients when you can't.»
«In a profession like real
estate, you can't predict or control the market, and your income can be all over the board, so divorce can be more burdensome than it is for others,» says Jim Hallett, a certified financial
planner based in Port Angeles, Wash..
Roger Ma, a New York - based certified financial
planner and founder of the financial planning firm lifelaidout, said most real
estate agents are
not personal finance experts.