How To Navigate the Rising Costs of Long-Term Care Insurance
If you own a standalone long-term care (LTC) insurance policy, you may have received troubling notices from your provider flagging drastic premium increases in the coming years—to the tune of 100% to 200%—unless you reduce your benefits. After purchasing a policy many years ago, diligently paying your premiums and building plans around a certain amount…
8 Types of Trusts for Owners of High-Net-Worth Estates
Think of trusts as the Swiss Army knife of financial and estate planning. With their adaptability and wide range of structures, trusts can cater to a variety of financial needs. Whether you want to avoid probate, reduce your tax liabilities, guard your assets from potential claims, set guardrails around large monetary gifts, or facilitate the…
How To Make Your Family Wealth Last Through the Generations
Many prestigious families throughout history lost their fortunes within just a few generations. Consider the Vanderbilts, whose fortune originated in the railroad industry. In the 19th century, their wealth amounted to a staggering $200 billion1 in today’s money. However, once the grandsons inherited that wealth, they squandered it on lavish Gilded Age mansions2 and expensive…
5 Key Financial Planning Strategies for High-Net-Worth Individuals
Less than 9% of Americans1 become millionaires, and even fewer can make that money last. Economic volatility has historically triggered “richcessions,” or periods when high-net-worth individuals experience greater economic losses compared to those lower on the wealth spectrum. When the dot-com bubble wiped out $6.2 trillion in household wealth2 in 2000, for example, we saw…
Retirement Plan Strategies for High-Income Earners
If you are a doctor, lawyer, thriving business owner, successful executive or another high-income earner, this thought has probably crossed your mind: How will I maintain my lifestyle once I retire—especially if I want to retire early? You’re not alone. In this article, we’ll look at some retirement plan strategies for high earners that…
RWA’s Expertise: Financial Planning for Lawyers
As a successful attorney, you’ve dedicated yourself to serving the best interests of your clients. While you are an expert in your field, your time is limited and it’s natural for you, like most lawyers, to have far less expertise when it comes to managing your personal finances. That’s where an experienced wealth management team…
RWA’s Expertise: Financial Planning for Doctors
As a medical professional, you dedicate your time and knowledge to care for the health and well-being of your patients. While you are an expert in your field, it’s not uncommon for busy physicians like you to not have the same level of expertise when it comes to managing your personal finances in pursuit of…
4 Ways to Maximize Your Equity Compensation
Stock options have become a larger part of our clients’ overall compensation in recent years—but how employers structure their offering varies widely and maximizing the benefit can be tricky. We’ve touched on the basics of employment-based stock options in the past. There are several different types of options, including Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), Non-Qualified Stock Options…
HSA Spells Tax-Free Investing
It might seem like the holy grail every investor is looking for: A way to shelter a portion of your income for spending later in life—without having to pay taxes on it, unlike with an IRA. What’s the vehicle that can make this a reality? A health savings account (HSA). If you qualify, HSAs are worth…
Advanced Trusts: 4 Ways to Protect Your Estate
Traditionally, when we talk about estate planning tools, we focus on revocable trusts—an incredibly important and versatile wealth management tool. But that’s not the end of the story. In some cases, an irrevocable trust may be more appropriate for your needs. Today, we look at four types that can come in handy. Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT). An ILIT is…