Soaring health costs create opportunity for HSAs
Many savers with access to HSAs are using these accounts to save for future health costs.
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Preserving and sustaining wealth for the future
Clients need help with complex financial planning matters such as efficient wealth transfer, tax and inflation risk, and sustainable income in retirement. Financial-planning experts Bill Cass and Chris Hennessey weigh in each week with a range of insights, tips, and legislative updates.
Strategies to reduce AMT
About 4 million taxpayers each year get hit with the alternative minimum tax. Yet there are strategies for investors to try to mitigate or avoid the AMT.
Tax reform proposals may limit deductions, loopholes
As discussion around tax changes increases on Capitol Hill, proposals point to a reduction in tax preference items and tax loopholes.
After the celebration: New graduates focus on finances
Seeking advice and developing a financial plan can be critical for graduates navigating next steps after college.
Consider a 529 plan for a tax-smart way to save for college
A 529 plan may be part of a strategy to utilize tax-advantaged savings to meet the rising cost of college.
Research uncovers the value of a college degree
With rising costs and the planning time needed to prepare for college, some parents and students may wonder if a college degree is worth the investment.
A communications failure can derail your legacy
When wealth transfer fails from one generation to the next, a communications failure may be one of the leading causes.
Social strategies to meet clients’ families
As trillions of dollars are expected to move from boomers to the next generation, advisors may consider using social strategies to meet the entire family.
Identifying key contacts in the next generation of investors
Only a small percentage of heirs stay with the financial advisor used by their parents, making it critical for advisors to connect with the next generation.
Huge wealth transfer sparks ideas as advisors rethink their businesses
In a new wave of wealth transfer, $30 trillion is projected to move to the next generation over 30 years, leading some advisors to rethink their businesses.