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A loved one has just passed away and now the successor trustee must serve as trustee of the living trust. Are they prepared to handle the myriad of questions regarding their rights and responsibilities, taxes, and investments in the different situations? Join Steve and Brooke for an overview of the legal and procedural requirements of trust administration to assist trustees and their advisors to properly discharge their duties and avoid personal liability while preserving the important family relationships. The discussion is also the perfect opportunity to review the terms of your trust for this inevitability.
(Purchase of this product will include a Video recording, an Audio recording, and a PDF copy of the presentation.)
Presented by Steve Mancini, Esq.
Estate planning used to just be about the avoidance of probate and estate taxes. Now, though these are important topics, estate planning and trusts need to address the inevitable need for long-term care and possible mental disability/dementia. Additionally, personal wealth can be wiped out upon the disability of either of the spouses if the trust and other assets are not properly planned for. Join Scott and Alexis as they review your options on how to pay for care, and more importantly, how to protect your estate, yourself, your loved ones, and your family relationships.
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Presented by Scott Stewart, Esq. and Alexis Bastedo, Esq.
Effective planning is as much or more about preserving family relationships as it is about preserving family assets. Most estate plans will fail to preserve the family relationships and will also fail to take advantage of the changes in the law. Join us to review: protections and control for the surviving spouse; today’s disability planning pitfalls and options; as well as your trustee’s rights, responsibilities, and liabilities. Estate planning and settlement isn’t about a rote distribution of assets. It’s about caring for and supporting the relationships embedded in the plan.
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Presented by Scott Stewart, Esq. and Brooke Jensen, Esq.
It’s easy to feel lost among all the government issued programs and benefits out there. In this presentation, Alexis will help you navigate the programs designed to help veterans, and their spouses, pay for care. We’ll take an even closer look into the VA’s Aid & Attendance program – which provides tax-free income and free medications to qualifying veterans. You’ll learn all the aspects of this program, including who qualifies and what it takes to qualify. This presentation is not only for veterans, but also for anyone who works with and/or helps a veteran, or simply wants to learn more..
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Presented by Alexis Bastedo, Esq.
Our 14th annual Gathering is two days of shared insights, education, and collegiality. The Gathering is an annual event for all advisors in Estate, Business, and Wealth Strategies Planning. As we gather and work together we can, through collegiality and collaboration, provide the leadership our clients are seeking to offer clarity and direction for their planning needs.
The presenters are each experts in their field who enjoy sharing and who give of themselves and their time. Their unique skills, wisdom, and judgement are truly invaluable. With our Thought Leader Community as your resource, you don’t have to master the answer to every client quandary. Instead you become courageously armed with the right questions and resources. This We-driven mindset is transformational for you, your practice, and your clients.
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What a year it’s been since we were last together at the 2017 Laureate Gathering! Our 14th annual Current Developments Session will dig into to the planning opportunities and pitfalls created by the newly minted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We’ll focus on the most practical and relevant topics of conversation and planning opportunities for financial advisors, attorneys, CPAs, philanthropic advisors, trust officers and insurance professions to share with clients and prospective clients. Finally, we’ll examine how true collaboration among a team of advisors is even more important in the 2018 maelstrom to help our clients discover and implement a critical path to their Enlightened Dreams ™
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Presented by David K. Cahoone, Esq.
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Scott and Diane will lead a frank and open discussion designed to help you understand the differences and advantages associated with both government benefit programs (as well as the potential effects on both due to government deficits). Confronting the costs of either acute or long-term care or both is often the largest expense a couple will face. Families often believe that it is too late or early to plan – and they must bare these costs on their own. Though this may have been true 10 or 20 years ago, that is not the law now. We know that families often feel overwhelmed and are relieved to find a path to working through it all. Understand how to help your clients plan through case study examples.
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Presented by Diane Gaswirth and Scott Stewart, Esq.
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Jeff and Rebecca will discuss the advisability, applicability and benefits of creating Nevada Trusts for asset protection, estate tax minimization, and state income tax avoidance. The discussion will include the use of Nevada Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (also known as Nevada On Shore Trusts or “NOSTs”), Nevada Incomplete Gift Non-Grantor Trusts (“NINGS”), Intentionally Defective Grantor Irrevocable Trusts (“IDGTs” or “IGITs”), and Beneficiary Defective Irrevocable Trusts (“BDITs”). In addition, there will be a discussion regarding the California Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (“UVTA”) and its potential impact on Nevada Trusts for California residents.
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Presented by Jeffrey Burr, Esq. and Rebecca Haines, Esq.
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Yes, there are special rules for non-US citizens. Join Ryan and Kimberley as they uncover where planning is the same and where the pitfalls and nuances of opportunities exist for us to help these sometimes complicated clients.
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Presented by Ryan Alexeev, Esq. and Kimberley Best Robidoux, Esq.
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Click here to see the Gathering Agenda with the list of the presentations and presenters.
Spend a couple of hours with Lew Dymond discussing reflections, considerations, musings, and cogitations on Marital Deduction Planning in light of portability and high applicable exclusion amount.
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Presented by Lew Dymond, Esq.
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What is a Private Trust Company? How does it work? Planning Considerations: The Entole Solution: Governance, Processes, Legal Structures, and Technology
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Presented by Matthew Grupp, Esq. and Christian Grupp
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Click here to see the Gathering Agenda with the list of the presentations and presenters.
What are the consideration, advantages, and risks when helping your clients choose between a private fiduciary or a trust company to help administer their estate? Ann and Lauren will discuss the regulations governing each of the two choices and how the roles complement each other, as well as some differences that may cause a choice in one direction or the other. Likewise, are there instances in which professional trustees and private fiduciaries should consider combining forces to carry out the best interest standard and what logistics, documents and/or drafting language would allow them to do so?
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Presented by Anne Rosevear, Esq. and Lauren Derstine Humphrey, JD
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It’s easy to feel lost among all the government issued programs and benefits out there. In this presentation, Scott will help you navigate the programs designed to help veterans, and their spouses, pay for care. We’ll take an even closer look into the VA’s Aid & Attendance program – which provides tax-free income and free medications to qualifying veterans. You’ll learn all the aspects of this program, including who qualifies and what it takes to qualify. This presentation is not only for veterans, but also for anyone who works with and/or helps a veteran, or simply wants to learn more..
(Purchase of this product will include a Video recording, an Audio recording, and a PDF copy of the presentation.)
Presented by Scott Stewart, Esq.
Do you know what kills more large IRA accounts than anything else? Admiration! – Admiration kills large IRA accounts because the owner, and even the financial advisor who helped them grow the account, fail to plan for the ultimate income tax and potential estate taxes due on the balance. Instead, they get caught up in growing the account to the largest possible balance, admiring each statement and deriving great satisfaction from their savings and investment success. Come and learn how to leverage an IRA into a legacy asset that supports not only the owner and their spouse, but also several generations of beneficiaries.
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Presented by John Jenkins AEP, EA, CFP® and, Monica Szakos Cramer, Financial Advisor
Wealthy families cannot leave 100% of their estates to their children and grandchildren because the estate and the gift transfer tax system intervene. This workshop will demonstrate how philanthropy actually enhances what the family receives while benefiting worthy charitable causes in meaningful ways.
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Presented by John L. Jenkins, AEP, EA, CFP®
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What should you do – and what can you do – with existing life insurance buried in ILITs, Buy/Sell agreements, and other wealth transfer entities in the new tax world? Learn from case studies and review the true numeric comparisons considering taxation, growth, and cash flows to help clients and their advisors understand their options.
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Presented by R.J. Kelly and Addie Murdock
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So now we know, all of the planning that we have done for our favorite clients needs to be reviewed and most will need to be re-done. As CPAs, Financial Advisors, Attorneys, and other Wealth Planners, we have the duty and privilege to contact potential and current clients regarding those plans that include the alphabet soup of: AB, ABC, ILIT, IDIT, IDGT, QPRT, FLP, and the balance of the list. Bill and Jessica will provide technical knowledge, practical tips, forms, and letters to use in your practice. These next two years may well be the best years of your practice.
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Presented by William Conway
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The use of trust advisors and protectors in domestic trusts has increased dramatically in recent years. The popularity of trust advisors and protectors is reflected in the growing body of statutory recognition, extending beyond directed trust statutes to other states as the Uniform Trust Code spreads. Though statutory law is growing in the U.S., there is scant case law to guide practitioners through some of the more challenging issues concerning trust advisors and protectors. Moreover, scholars disagree – sometimes stringently – on the propriety of using trust protectors beyond the offshore asset protection trust context. In this session we Matt will examine the law and develop a framework for practicing with trust advisors and protectors in new and more sophisticated ways.
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Presented by Matt McClintock
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The advisors in the future will be more than a specialist. Exit planning is a growing need and advisors have an opportunity to understand their role in the exit planning ecosystem and position themselves for more visibility (both to clients and referral sources) and as a true provider of solutions. Join Scott as he overviews the market statistics from the State of Owner Readiness Survey, dissects the exit planning and value acceleration process, showcases models that can be used to educate owner and advisor groups, gives real-world examples in an Aspire Management Case Study, and provides actionable takeaways that you can use immediately in your business development strategy.
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Presented by Scott Snider
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Queen and Scott will demonstrate how caregivers and legal/financial professionals can work together to provide the best and most comprehensive resources for your clients with special needs. Gain an understanding of several brain exercises, compensatory tools, resources, strategies, and approaches to strengthening client-vendor relationships that will help you connect better with clients and families dealing with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). Also learn how a special needs trust can help protect and provide for their most vulnerable family members throughout their life without disturbing access to benefit programs.
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Presented by: Queen Mateo and Scott Stewart
Years ago, helping clients navigate senior care wasn’t so complicated. Today, there are well over 1000 facilities and in-home care providers in San Diego alone – making the choices overwhelming. Family caregivers often lack information or resources necessary to coordinate care, thus looking to healthcare providers and estate planning professionals for guidance. Not all care – or budgets – are created equal. Jatana and Scott will break it down in a way that will allow you to provide accurate information and relevant resources for each of your family caregiver clientele.
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Presented by Jatana Williams-Thompson, Owner, Beyond the Sky Solutions, LLC and Scott Stewart, Esq.
The two biggest risks to a systematic withdrawal plan are inflation, and something known as “sequence-of-return risks”. Sequence-of-returns risk is the risk of receiving lower or negative returns early in a period when withdrawals are made from an individual’s underlying investments. The order or sequence of investment returns is a primary concern for retirees who are living off the income and capital of their investments.
Another misconception we see is people think that legacy planning is “just for the kids.” However, legacy planning is actually MOST important for the surviving spouse. Going from married to single tax brackets, the standard deduction is cut in half, marginal brackets shrink, and overall taxes go up dramatically. Added to which, losing one of the two Social Security payments and potential pensions, income is almost always reduced as well. So taxes go up and income goes down for a surviving purpose.
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Presented by John L. Jenkins, AEP, EA, CFP®
It’s hard enough for life and/or business partners to talk about the subjects of dying – difficult family situations – health and money concerns that impact estate & business exit planning … only to learn that what you say may not be what your partner hears. It is no wonder we have a hard time reaching consensus, feeling heard, and taking action … In this practical and thoughtful presentation, nationally recognized family business planning and legacy advisor, R. J. Kelly, will help you identify some critical estate and business succession planning moves you need to make, but also how to value the differences and communicate better with your partner – at home and at the office – to reach better outcomes and have greater implementation.
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Presented by R.J. Kelly, ChFC, CLU, IAR, MSFS
Wealthy families cannot leave 100% of their estates to their children and grandchildren because the estate and the gift transfer tax system intervene. This workshop will demonstrate how philanthropy actually enhances what the family receives while benefiting worthy charitable causes in meaningful ways.
(Purchase of this product will include an Audio recording and a PDF copy of the presentation.)
Presented by John L. Jenkins, AEP, EA, CFP®