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Your Estate Plan and its Supporting Cast: Mini-Me, Thor, The Office, and The Titanic
When most people hear about an estate plan, they normally associate it with a trust. Certainly the trust is the lead actor in the estate plan because the trust is designed to set forth the plan or instructions for what will happen to your assets in your trust upon...
California Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Call Your Worker a “Freelancer”
It seems like you can’t talk business at all these days without hearing something about the “gig economy.” For those unfamiliar with the term, the gig economy is a combination of two factors. It’s an environment where many people have a ‘side gig’ to make ends meet,...
Using the Tax-Free Sale of Home Exemption on Your Rental Property
One of the financial benefits to owning your home (personal residence) is that the gain from the sale of home can be tax-free up to $500,000 for married couples and $250,000 for single filers. To take advantage of this: You must have lived in the home for two years...
Court Strikes Down the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule. Should this Matter to You?
On March 15, 2018, a federal appeals court based in Dallas, TX struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) so-called “Fiduciary Rule” in the ongoing war waging within the financial services industry for the past two years. This Fiduciary Rule would have required...
The Incredible Shrinking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Q: When does the Director of a powerful federal agency draft a report that urges Congress to pass laws that siphon away the vast majority of his authority? A: When Donald Trump is President, and the agency is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) – the...
Who Should be the Beneficiary of Your Life Insurance?
Life insurance is an integral part of financial and estate planning for many. In most cases, people purchase life insurance in order to protect their spouse, children, and/or others who are financially dependent on them from becoming indigent in the event they die....
The NCAA, Trademarks, and Your Business
The NCAA has trademarked over 70 slogans, should your business have at least one trademark? If you were to take a look at my undergraduate and law school transcripts, you’d notice one fairly obvious pattern – my grades were always better during Fall Semester than...
Making the Most From Your Home Inspection
One of the most important due diligence items for buyers of real estate is the home inspection. Whether you plan to live in the home or whether you plan to hold it as a rental, it's a big investment and one you want to make sure you're not overpaying for or that...
How the New GOP Tax Law Affects Owners and Investors of Real Estate
Real estate has always been a major step in achieving the American dream and so there was plenty of concern within the industry that major changes in the taxes affecting owners and investors of real estate would negatively impact the industry and the tax benefits of...
GOP Delivers Tax Reform for Christmas – Joy to the World for Individuals?
Well, folks – it’s finally here. Congressional Republicans spent most of the fall crafting, arguing over, and adding and deleting provisions from a sweeping tax reform bill, and President Trump just signed it into law (and held up his huge signature to the cameras). ...
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The 10 Best Tax-Saving Secrets
by Mark J Kohler
My message is much more than just saving TAXES!!
Make a plan. Start NOW saving more on your tax returns. Demand more from your tax preparer, planner, and financial advisor
Self Directed Investor Toolkit
BY MAT SORENSEN
Your guide to understanding self-directed IRAs and Real Estate Investment.
