Charitable giving has been made easy again with the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. This new Act extends the Qualified Charitable deduction from an IRA, also known as the Charitable IRA Rollover. The extension is both retroactive to distributions made through 2008 and continues on in 2009. The Act allows an individual 70 ½ […]
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Charitable Giving
November 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Long Term Care
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments
With the constant drop in the stock market and everyone concerned about their future retirement, everyone is concerned about how to care for a family member in need of long term care. With the cost of nursing homes rising to an all time high of about $6,000 to $7,000 per month, many do not have […]
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Estate Taxes
November 13th, 2008 · No Comments
With the recent election and the changes in administration, many people are concerned about how this will effect their taxes. When it comes to estate planning, making sure that you do not pay taxes at the time of death is an important consideration. Fortunately, the IRS’ current laws are fairly generous for the average person. […]
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Bucket List
November 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Many of us recall the recent movie called, “The Bucket List”. A movie about several elderly men that created a list of items that they wanted to accomplish before they “kicked the bucket”. In Estate Planning, we have our own type of “bucket list”. In fact, some people may call it a “crap-out list”.
A friend […]
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