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Advisors who reached out to investors during the August market turmoil say they found a less panicked clientele than in 2008. Warning: The longer market volatility lasts, the less tolerant clients will become.
Dark Side of the Moon Citigroup Global Markets agreed in August to pay a $500,000 fine for failing to supervise a sales assistant, Tamara Moon, who allegedly stole about $750,000 from 22 customers, according to FINRA. Moon, who worked out of the...
An in-plan Roth rollover (IPRR) is effective for distributions from Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k) plans and IRC Section 403(b) plans made after Sept. 27, 2010 and for distributions from IRC Section 457(b) plans for taxable years beginning...
We've all done just that, probably more often than we should admit. On the way to getting started with a new social media or online service, most of us didn't actually read the terms of service. Have you ever stopped to consider what...
Until just a few years ago, an estate executor on the hunt for important documents might find them in a filing cabinet at a decedent's home or in a safety deposit box at a bank. But now, with powerful computers and easy access to the Internet, a...
Individual retirement accounts have long been treated as the proverbial red-headed stepchild of estate planning. Until recently, they were often overlooked, dismissed or disregarded when estate planning was undertaken. But with upwards of $14...
Once upon a time, estate planners focused almost exclusively on the federal tax implications of their planning for clients. State1 death taxes, which were simple by comparison, didn't merit similar concern. In the past decade, however, tax law...
Perhaps it's a matter of managing expectations and responsibilities between attorneys and clients about who will have the ongoing responsibility to ensure that various technical requirements and administrative details of an estate-planning...
Last year 2010 was the first year tax-deferred individual retirement accounts could be converted into tax-free Roth IRAs without having to worry about exceeding adjusted gross income (AGI) limits. Those who made the leap from a traditional IRA to...
Family offices must now square the corners of their ownership and investment process with a new regulation. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) fundamentally changes the rules for family offices that provide...
