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When Is the Right Time to Hire a Financial Advisor?

Many people think you shouldn’t hire a financial advisor until you have accrued a great deal of assets.  However, that’s ...

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What Are Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)?

All of today’s largest, blue-chip companies began as the small start-ups of yesterday. Some created entirely new industries, like Google ...

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Mitigate New York’s Estate Tax Cliff with Smart Estate Planning and Gifting Strategies – 2022 Update

While the large increase in the federal estate tax exemption has provided many with federal estate tax relief, New Yorkers ...

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Estate Planning in Light of Current Law: Your Questions and Our Answers – 2022 Update

This post will help you consider estate planning strategies in light of the current federal estate, gift and generation skipping ...

Basics of Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer (“GST”) Tax – 2022 Update

The bad news is that there is a federal tax on assets that you give away during life, at death, ...

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Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs): FAQs – 2022 Update

What is a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT)? It is a trust that you (the grantor) set up for the ...

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Understanding New York’s Estate Tax “Cliff” – 2022 Update

In 2014, dramatic changes were made to New York’s gift and estate tax law. For many clients, the subject of ...

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Pay Attention to How Your Accounts are Titled

Do you have sizeable jointly-held accounts with your spouse? Is your estate large enough that it could be subject to ...

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What to Do If You Inherit an IRA Post SECURE-Act

Introduction If you inherited all or part of an individual retirement account (IRA) or a qualified retirement plan, you may ...

Revocable Trusts vs. Irrevocable Trusts: What Is the Difference?

A trust is an ideal way for individuals to transfer assets either during life or after their passing. At a ...

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Dow 36,000 Revisited

On October 1, 1999, in the midst of the tech stock mania of that era, James K. Glassman and Kevin ...

The Case for Exit Planning & Why I Earned My Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) Credential

In my wealth management practice, I focus on helping business owners and corporate executives achieve quality of life and financial ...