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Introduction to Special Needs Estate Planning

Special Needs Estate Planning focuses on the need to provide for the special needs of our loved ones with disabilities when we are no longer there to organize and advocate on their behalf. It is essential that we start planning now for the coordination of the legal, financial, and care components that will provide for [...]

THE ABCs OF STRETCH IRAs

You can plan to have your heirs inherit your IRA assets.   Can an IRA keep growing for a century or more? In theory, it can. Some people are planning to “stretch” their Individual Retirement Accounts over generations, so that their heirs can receive IRA assets accumulated after decades of tax-deferred or tax-free growth. A [...]

A Change in Domicile to Florida Can Help Minimize Taxes

The below article applies to New Jersey, as well as New York Retirees who have homes in both New York and Florida may be able to reduce or eliminate New York income and estate taxes, and also reduce the real estate taxes on their Florida home by changing their domicile to Florida. The benefit of [...]