Part of the financial planning process is to ensure an individual's assets pass to the desired heirs and to minimize estate taxes at death. Most estate plans are set up with the help of an attorney. We can work with the attorney of our client's choice or can refer them to some we trust in the area.
Some of the tasks of the estate plan include:
- Creating a will
- Limiting estate taxes by setting up trust accounts
- Establishing a guardian for living dependents
- Naming an executor of the estate to oversee the terms of the will
- Updating beneficiaries on plans such as life insurance, IRAs and 401(k)s
- Setting up funeral arrangements
- Establishing annual gifting to reduce the taxable estate
- Setting up durable power of attorney (POA) to direct assets
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