Estate Planning

Estate planning considerations are a critical component of our holistic approach to financial planning.
We work closely with our clients and their attorneys to ensure that estate plans are closely aligned with the client’s overall financial plans:
- Encourage periodic review of estate documents and remind clients to update plans with major changes in legislation or family circumstances.
- Assure assets are titled properly and beneficiary designations are made to support estate plan implementation keeping client family objectives in mind. Focus on beneficiary designations of life insurance policies and retirement accounts.
- Provide a comprehensive listing of client’s assets and liabilities, including historical cost basis.
- Analyze the impact of inherited IRAs on the designated beneficiaries.
- Provide fully integrated trust administration services working closely with non-bank trustees. Includes philanthropic giving and the use of CRTs, CLT’s and Donor Advised Funds.
We have developed and published many helpful resources to help our clients and estate attorneys with estate planning needs.
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