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August 25, 2017 by bob mason

Kill Your IRA. Get Away With Murder.

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For many people, this may be a great time to kill a traditional IRA. Dismantle it. Take it down. Cash it in. Or at least start that process and save thousands of tax dollars doing it. Especially as we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Reader Favorites, Tax Issues Tagged With: Individual Retirement Plan, IRA, Medicaid, nursing home, Taxes, Terminating an IRA

June 16, 2017 by bob mason 13 Comments

Three Reasons To Trust Your Beach House To A Trust

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Vacation property and “second homes” – whether in the mountains or at the beach – present a number of legal and tax planning opportunities. A little secret: Most of what you'll read here also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicaid, Tax Issues, Trusts generally, Wills (or Not!) Tagged With: estate planning, Irrevocable trusts, living trusts, revocable trusts, Taxes, Trusts generally

June 3, 2017 by bob mason

Avoid This Common Banking Error

Bob worried

Many people make big mistakes titling bank and investment accounts. Often advisors and bankers advise customers to “put your child’s name on the account” or to set the account up as a “pay on death” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, Miscellaneous, Reader Favorites, Trusts generally Tagged With: assets, elder abuse, Financial abuse, revocable trusts, titling assets, Trusts generally

April 21, 2017 by bob mason 153 Comments

Read This to Understand How Medicaid Treats Trusts

Dad died 5 years ago and there is a trust under his will for Mom. Will the trust be countable if Mom goes into a nursing home? Mom and Dad set up an irrevocable trust years ago (Bill Clinton was on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicaid, Reader Favorites, Special Needs Planning, Trusts generally Tagged With: Irrevocable trusts, living trusts, Medicaid, Medicaid Planning, transfer penalty, Trusts generally

April 20, 2017 by bob mason 7 Comments

How to Find a Good (Elder Law) Attorney

Ever wonder how to find a good lawyer? For my friends over 100 miles from Asheboro or Charlotte, North Carolina, I’ll show you how to find a great elder law attorney. If you are within those areas, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Miscellaneous, Reader Favorites Tagged With: Certified elder law attorney, Elder law attorneys, finding an attorney

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