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One of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs must confront is how and when they will exit the businesses they spent most of their lives building. After all, business owners view their companies as extensions of their personal identities. They neither have the desire nor the time to think about what will happen if and when they […]

Though much of estate planning focuses on implementing strategies to minimize federal taxes, there are several other reasons why individuals of all income levels should engage in the planning process under the guidance of experienced professionals. Ensure your Wishes are Followed If you do not have a valid will at the time of your death, […]

Thanks to expanded federal estate tax exemptions introduced in 2018, very few families have been subject to federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax. However, because the higher exemption is a temporary provision of the tax law and subject to change under the influence of shifting political powers, families must prepare their estate plans […]