The Wealth Counselor

Preserving Your Client’s Legacy with a Dynasty Trust

What Is a Dynasty Trust and Which Clients Should Consider Them? Advising your clients on the best ways to protect their family and wealth requires considerable financial and estate planning knowledge. Armed with this knowledge, you can help your clients explore all options available to protect their legacy. Depending on a client’s situation, a dynasty […]

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We Are Celebrating International Networking Month

We Can Do Great Things When We Work Together February is known as International Networking Month. During this month, we can celebrate our professional relationships by building and strengthening our networks. When we work together, we can provide unique solutions for our clients, like our hypothetical couple John and Jane. Meet John and Jane   […]

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Top 3 Questions to Ask Your Clients About Their Estate Plan

As a trusted advisor, you provide expert guidance to your clients regarding many financial planning matters. It makes sense that you will come across clients who ask about estate planning. Even if they do not ask, you can start the conversation by inquiring if they have thought about what would happen to their money and […]

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Rules to Follow When Working With Referral Sources

Attorneys are bound by many different sets of rules regarding how they interact with clients, prospects, and referral sources. To properly represent a client, an attorney may need to refer the client to another attorney or advisor for their specialized expertise, such as a financial professional, tax advisor, or insurance agent. To ensure that all […]

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Clients Who Need to Think about Estate Tax Changes

You want to ensure the efficient financial management and transfer of your clients’ wealth from one generation to the next. For people with significant wealth, successful strategies include minimizing the impact of estate taxes. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed in 2017, introduced considerable changes to the estate tax law. Many of these […]

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