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18 May You Moved to a New State. Your Trust Didn’t Move With You.

Posted at 13:39h in Estate Planning, Trusts

A couple I know spent two decades building a business in New Jersey. They had a solid estate plan. Revocable trust, irrevocable trusts for the kids, powers of attorney, the...

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12 May Why the Wealthiest Families Pay Their Trust’s Income Tax . . . On Purpose

Posted at 02:23h in Estate Planning, Financial Protection, Investment Banking

Most people spend their lives trying to reduce taxes. But some of the wealthiest families in the country intentionally choose to pay more income tax every year, because doing so...

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04 May What Your Business Is Really Worth . . . And Why Your Buy-Sell Agreement Probably Gets It Wrong

Posted at 10:59h in Business Planning, Business Succession, Estate Planning

Most business owners believe they have a clear idea of what their company is worth—until it actually matters. Whether triggered by death, disability, a partner exit, or a sale, the...

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27 Apr The Quiet War Inside Your Family Business: When Some Family Members Work There and Others Don’t

Posted at 09:49h in Business Planning, Business Succession, Estate Planning

Family businesses often face a quiet but deeply damaging conflict: when some family members work in the business and others do not. While ownership may be equal on paper, the...

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21 Apr The Wealth Transfer Strategy That Starts With a Gift Worth Almost Nothing

Posted at 03:47h in Estate Planning, Financial Protection, Trusts, Uncategorized

What if you could transfer millions of dollars to your children or grandchildren while making a gift that, on paper, is worth almost nothing? That’s exactly what a Grantor Retained...

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13 Apr When Both Spouses Want Protection: The Reciprocal Trust Trap

Posted at 11:43h in Estate Planning, Financial Protection

Got a story for you:  Husband and wife are reading their favorite financial websites looking for estate planning information about trusts.  They come across a special type of trust termed...

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06 Apr The Deal Isn’t Done Until the Money Clears: How Buyers Quietly Renegotiate After You’ve Said Yes

Posted at 10:42h in Business Planning, Business Succession, Uncategorized

You’ve signed the letter of intent. The price is set. The deal feels real. But in business sales, the LOI is not the finish line — it’s where the real...

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31 Mar Your Business Partner Doesn’t Have an Estate Plan . . . and That’s Your Problem

Posted at 06:31h in Business Planning, Business Succession, Estate Planning, Uncategorized

What happens to your business if your partner dies without an estate plan? It’s a question many business owners avoid — but the consequences of not addressing it can be...

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24 Mar The Hardest Conversation in a Family Business: Should We Keep It or Sell It?

Posted at 08:30h in Business Planning, Business Succession, Estate Planning, Financial Protection, Investment Banking, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills

There’s a conversation that most family businesses need to have but almost none of them do. It’s not about strategy or marketing or even money. It’s simpler than that.  And...

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17 Mar When Your Child’s Divorce Becomes Your Estate Plan’s Biggest Threat

Posted at 07:45h in Estate Planning, Financial Protection, Trusts, Uncategorized

When planning your estate, most families focus on taxes, asset distribution, and wealth transfer. But one of the biggest threats to your legacy often goes overlooked: your child’s divorce. With...

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