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Get StartedEstate Planning is a critical component of wealth management. It’s also an area that can be intimidating to think about and overwhelming to address. Who will inherit your property when you are gone? How do you transfer assets in the most efficient way possible? Who will make financial and medical decisions for you if you’re unable to do so for yourself? These are some of the questions you’ll address through the estate planning process.
But family estate planning should go beyond determining who gets what and how to avoid taxes. It should reflect the dreams you have for your family and how to achieve them after you’re gone. It should reflect how you lived – and how you want to be remembered.
That’s why our financial advisors go the extra mile to engage with you to help your Estate Plan accurately reflect your unique goals. As time goes by, we’ll monitor your Estate Plan and work with you and your estate planning attorneys to make any needed updates along the way.
A trust-based estate plan allows you to designate how your assets will be managed and distributed while avoiding probate, ensuring privacy, and control over your legacy.
A will-based estate plan specifies how your assets will be distributed upon your passing and can include guardianship directives for minor children.
A Healthcare Power of Attorney authorizes someone you trust to make medical decisions on your behalf if you’re unable to do so, ensuring your healthcare wishes are followed.
A Durable Power of Attorney appoints a representative to manage your financial and legal affairs if you’re incapacitated, providing continuity in your financial life.
Living Wills outline your preferences for end-of-life care, detailing medical treatments you wish to receive or decline if you’re unable to communicate your wishes.
A Charitable Lead Trust provides income to a charitable organization for a set period, after which the remaining assets are transferred to your beneficiaries, potentially reducing estate and gift taxes.
A Charitable Remainder Trust provides you or your beneficiaries with income for a specified term, with the remainder going to charity, offering tax benefits, and supporting your philanthropic goals.
A GRAT allows you to transfer appreciating assets to beneficiaries with minimal gift tax while retaining an annuity for a specified period, maximizing wealth transfer tax efficiently.
An ILIT removes life insurance proceeds from your taxable estate, allowing you to pass these funds to beneficiaries tax-free, helping preserve family wealth.
A generation-skipping trust (GST) passes assets to grandchildren or future generations, bypassing your children, which can reduce estate taxes and help preserve wealth across generations.
We offer to cover the cost of your estate planning legal documentation. Depending on your total assets under management, the fee reimbursement will be between $750-$5,000.
Once all or a portion of the upfront estate planning credit is used, an accumulating credit begins to accrue to help cover the cost of future estate plan updates.
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