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Services

INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

PLANNING

Cash Flow Analysis
College Funding Strategies
Investments Diversification Analysis
Retirement Analysis and Funding Strategies
Insurance Analysis


ACCOUNT TYPES

Brokerage accounts, managed accounts, managed portfolios
IRAs - SIMPLE, SEP, Roth, Traditional
401(k) and Profit Sharing Plans
Section 529 Education Savings Plans
Rollover IRAs, Income IRAs
Uniform Gift to Minors Act Accounts
Owner/Key People Nonqualified Programs
Uniform Transfer to Minors Act Accounts
Charitable Gift Programs

ESTATE PLANNING

Coordination & Funding of Buy-Sell Agreements
Coordination of Wills, Trusts with Insurance Program
Hypothetical Probate - Estate Tax Review
Survivorship Life Insurance Programs for Estate Tax Liquidity

Estate Planning services are provided working in conjunction with your Estate Planning Attorney, Tax Attorney and/or CPA.  Consult them for specific advice on legal and tax matters. 

INVESTMENTS

Annuities
IRA, Roth IRAs, 401(k) plans
Mutual Funds
Money Market Funds

INSURANCE

Disability Income Insurance
Life Insurance
Survivorship Life Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance
Medical - Personal and Group Insurance

BUSINESSES

BUSINESS PLANNING

Business Evaluation

Buy – Sell Agreement Funding, Business Succession Strategies

Comprehensive Financial Planning for Business Owners

Business Risk Mitigation through Key Person Planning

Ownership Structure Analysis

Exit Planning Strategies

BUSINESS OWNER AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Considerations for Owner or Executive Bonus

Longevity Strategies for Key Employees, Stay Bonus

Benefits Designed Specifically for Business Owners

Tax Advantage Strategies for Business Owners

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans

Risk Mitigation - Disability and Life Insurance for Business Owners

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OPTIONS

Employee Financial Education Workshops

Qualified Retirement Plan Design and Implementation

Non-Qualified Retirement Plans

Payroll Deduction Plans

Group Benefits such as Medical, Dental, Disability, Life, and Long-Term Care Insurance

Section 125 “Cafeteria Plans”

WEALTH TRANSFER PLANNING 

BASIC 

Document Information:
▪ Wills
▪ Revocable trusts
▪ Power of attorney

Evaluate opportunities for estate & gift tax exclusions

Review of estate structure and life insurance

INTERMEDIATE

Business succession planning
▪ Buy/Sell agreement funding review
▪ Selective “key manager” benefit

Q-TIP, marital and non-marital trusts

Estate tax strategies (survivorship life insurance)

Lifetime gift tax exemption considerations

ADVANCED

Family limited partnerships
▪ Qualified Personal Residence Trusts
▪ Leverage gifts with life insurance
▪ Charitable gifts and tax planning
▪ Private Foundations
▪ Intentionally Defective Irrevocable Trust (IDIT)

Any discussion of taxes is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be complete or cover every situation.  Tax discussions should not be construed as legal, tax or accounting advice.  Clients should confer with your qualified legal, tax and accounting advisors as appropriate. 

For more information about our firm and the services we offer, send us a quick email or call the office. We would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

MainMast@financialguide.com |  (919) 755-3042