The Vital Role of Estate Planning Post-Tax Season

The Vital Role of Estate Planning Post-Tax Season

As another tax season comes to a close, many individuals breathe a sigh of relief, grateful to have filed their returns on time. However, amidst the flurry of paperwork and calculations, there’s a crucial aspect of financial planning that often gets overlooked: estate planning. While taxes may dominate the financial landscape during tax season, estate planning is equally—if not more—important, especially when considering the long-term security and distribution of one’s assets.

What To Know About Estate Administration

What To Know About Estate Administration

When a spouse, parent, sibling, or other loved one dies, administering their estate becomes the responsibility of a family member or professional. If you are not a professional, expect to be thrusted into details of the Internal Revenue Code after the death of a loved one.

Managing Investment Risk Strategically Based On Facts And Experience

An investment’s risk is usually defined as its standard deviation. The financial press and investment marketers cannot be faulted for defining risk as standard deviation. Reducing the concept to a single statistic makes it easy to understand. However, standard deviation expresses only one aspect of investment risk. It totally misses the more important human component: how you will behave in reaction to your wealth disintegrating in a crisis like the 2008 global financial meltdown. That’s what really matters in managing wealth strategically.  

A 2023 Tax Break For Small Business Owners

A 2023 Tax Break For Small Business Owners

With a recession more likely following the banking crisis in March, small business owners and those starting new businesses receive some relief from this new tax break that became effective in 2023.