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How Advisors Can Help (Not-So HNW) Clients Maximize Asset Protection By Assessing Strategies, Tools, And Education

Nerd's Eye View

Which means that by taking into account a client's net worth, realistic liability risks, and level of sophistication, advisors can help assess what types of strategies may be appropriate for the client to explore. For instance, qualified plan assets (e.g., tenancy by the entireties and community property).

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How Advisors Can Offer Tax Planning And Stay In Compliance

CFO News Room

And the consequences for incorrect tax advice can include legal and financial penalties if a client were to be harmed by the wrong advice – which is often not covered by the firm’s E&O insurance –creating an expensive liability when tax advice goes wrong. Affects how much can be saved to pre- and after-tax accounts !

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Financial Planning for Efficient Financial Management

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Financial planning typically includes the following key components: Setting Financial Goals: Identify and prioritize your short-term and long-term financial objectives, such as saving for retirement, buying a home, paying off debt, or funding your children's education. This may involve contributing to retirement accounts (e.g.,

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The 4 Keys to Building a 100% Remote Bookkeeping Practice

The CFO College

For many bookkeepers and accountants, working remotely is a reality that has breathed energy back into the passion they feel for their work and their life. Another key aspect of becoming a Valuable Expert is enhancing your education. You’ll also want to grow your niche knowledge, if you practice within one.

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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

CFO News Room

For working-age clients, advisors can play a valuable role by helping them navigate the complexities of their career, from analyzing the financial impact of changing jobs, to planning for a sabbatical , analyzing benefits packages, and ensuring their financial plan could survive a temporary bout of unemployment. Tax Planning.

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Connecting With Ultra-HNW Heirs By Fostering Family Trust

CFO News Room

Estate planning is commonly a big point of discussion, as well. And for most advisors that takes us down a road of tax planning and lots of different types of trusts and family limited partnerships and GRATs and IDGTs and all the different strategies that are out there, or at least as long as Congress lets us keep playing those games. .”

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 24-25) 2022

CFO News Room

Also related to Roth accounts, the legislation would align the rules for employer-retirement-plan-based Roth accounts (e.g., Also related to Roth accounts, the legislation would align the rules for employer-retirement-plan-based Roth accounts (e.g., Further, SECURE 2.0 Altogether, SECURE 2.0