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Annuity Basics

Annuities

When you think about your retirement, what goals do you have? For most people, it’s making sure the money lasts through out their retirement by balancing our financial life between reward and risk, savings preservation, and asset growth. In our personal lives having a balance between, stability, experiencing new adventures and enjoying favorite past-times are the goals.

Introduction to Estate Planning

Estate Planning

Estate Planning:

What is it and why do we do it?

You spend your entire life creating wealth. The more wealth you create the more unhappy the people you leave behind will be without the proper estate planning. Estate planning allows you to decide while you are alive how your assets will be distributed. It also allows you to protect your heirs from unanticipated devastating expenses ranging from debts to taxes to administrative fees.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

Estate Planning

Charitable Remainder Trusts

(CRT)

In 1969 Congress created a new type of trust that helped charities and not-for-profit organizations generate more revenue for their causes. In addition to being an excellent vehicle to make a charitable gift or bequest, a charitable remainder trust is an effective estate planning and income tax reduction tool. This vehicle allows taxpayers to reduce estate taxes, eliminate capital gains, claim an income tax deduction, and benefit charities instead of the IRS.

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