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Retirement Planning for Business Owners

For many employees, saving for retirement is usually a matter of simply participating in their employer’s 401(k) plan and perhaps opening an IRA for some extra savings. But, when you’re the owner of a business, planning for retirement requires proactivity and strategy. It’s not just the dizzying array of choices for retirement accounts, there’s also planning for the business itself. Who will run the business after your retirement? Additionally, your estate plan must integrate into your retirement and business transition strategy. Owners of businesses (like employees and everyone else) want to make sure they will have enough money in retirement. [...]

By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.|2021-09-21T17:49:06+00:00August 23rd, 2018|Categories: Business Planning, Estate Planning, Retirement|Tags: 401k, Business Succession, Estate Plan, IRA, SEP|0 Comments

Don’t Miss Out on These Year-End Tax Planning Strategies

Now is the ideal time to start year-end tax planning. Below you will find a variety of tax-saving strategies you should consider using immediately so that you can get your 2015 tax house in order well in advance of the fast-approaching holiday season. Plan Now for a Bountiful Fall Harvest The last thing you want to worry about during the holiday season is tax planning. Now is the perfect time to discuss the following tax-saving opportunities with your financial team so that you can implement them in the next few weeks: Check your portfolio to determine which dud stocks can [...]

By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.|2021-09-21T19:45:40+00:00October 5th, 2015|Categories: Estate Planning|Tags: 401k, Gifting, IRA, Tax, Trust|0 Comments

Year End Estate Planning Tip #2 – Check Your Beneficiary Designations

With the end of the year fast approaching, now is the time to fine tune your estate plan before you get caught up in the chaos of the holiday season. One area of planning that many people overlook is their beneficiary designations. Have You Checked Your Beneficiary Designations Lately? Do you own any life insurance policies? If so, have you named both primary and secondary beneficiaries for your policies? How about retirement accounts – are any of your assets held in an IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or annuity? Or how about a payable on death (“POD”) or a transfer on death [...]

By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.|2021-09-21T19:47:21+00:00October 9th, 2014|Categories: Estate Planning|Tags: 401k, Annuity, Beneficiaries, IRA, Life Insurance, POD, TOD, Trust, Will|0 Comments