Retirement Planning: Five of the Most Common Accounts

By WealthCounsel Staff on Apr 1, 2022 10:00:00 AM

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The road to retirement is different for everyone. Workers have many paths to help save for retirement as they travel toward the same goal. Since retirement funds are an important part of many estate plans, you should understand the most common types of retirement accounts. Read on to learn more about these accounts and their various tax implications.

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Applicant’s Funds Countable Notwithstanding Inability to Access Account

By Jill Roamer, JD, CIPP/US on Mar 31, 2022 1:07:00 PM

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What happens if a Medicaid applicant has funds in a bank account but cannot access those funds due to their medical condition? Are those funds still a countable resource? This issue was recently litigated in Indiana.

Samuel was admitted to the nursing home in 2019. A few months thereafter, he was diagnosed as “incapacitated by senile degeneration of the brain.” In February 2020, Samuel’s representative applied for Medicaid benefits and was denied due to excess assets. Samuel twice appealed and the case was affirmed each time.

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NFTs and Estate Planning: The Latest Digital Asset

By WealthCounsel Staff on Mar 25, 2022 10:00:00 AM

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Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are gaining popularity at an exponential rate. Trades of these unique digital assets increased by an eye-popping 21,000 percent in 2021, for a total value of $17.6 billion. Because your clients are increasingly likely to have NFTs in their portfolios, it is important that you understand them and know how to include them in an estate plan. 

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