Wealth management

The Social Security Administration said Wednesday that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will go up 5.9% next year, affecting approximately 70 million Americans.

The deal expands the BDO Wealth Advisors business.

Good luck getting in to see an estate planner if you don’t already have one. Cross your fingers if you do.

The average plan holds less than $29,000, which would pay for about half of a year at the average private university or a year or more at a public one.

Policies held in grantor trusts would be subject to estate tax under Democrats’ plan, the latest blow to wealth management for the affluent.

Any type of unreimbursed long-term care expense, be it for a mental or physical impairment, can completely ruin a client’s personal and retirement plans.

The use of a SLAT to eliminate the risk of changes in the estate and gift tax system can help separate legacy assets from lifetime assets.

The agency will consider whether to require affluent taxpayers to pay tax on transfers to trusts made under higher exemptions that expire come 2026.

An in-depth look at the provisions being considered for the new legislation.

But proposals from the Biden administration might slow the flow of wealth into mega-IRAs.