Category Archives: Retirement

How to Coordinate Retirement & Estate Plans

Death & Taxes Estate Planning in Retirement

We often think of retirement accounts as monolithic resources. It is easy to see why. We spend years socking away money for the future. Unfortunately, however, the rising cost of healthcare threatens to deplete even the largest retirement account. Because retirement funds make up the largest assets in a person’s estate, proper planning is crucial […]

Five Estate Plan Considerations

Changes New Business Glendora Upland Estate Planning

Due to life changes, maintaining estate plans can overwhelm most people. And let’s face it. Calling your estate planning attorney may not immediately occur to you when you’re faced with change. For example, a significant shift in income, investments, or employment. Nevertheless, consulting with us will help maintain your legal health. These five events should […]

Reducing Tax Burden for 2018 Part 2

Part 2 in a 2-Part Series   Last year (at the end of 2018), we wrote about how to reduce the Taxable Income of Irrevocable Trusts. Click here to reference that blog. This week, we conclude our two-part series by discussing other strategies you may wish to employ before seeing your accountant in 2019. Under federal […]

Strategies for Saving on 2018 Income Taxes

Part 1 in a 2-Part Series about Tax Savings Now is the time to begin looking at ways to minimize your 2018 income tax bill.  This blog post, which is the first of a two-part series, outlines several strategies to consider before the end of the year. Granted, this is a lot of tax talk. […]

End the Year Trust-Based Estate Planning

Trust Based Estate Planning Glendora Upland Skvarna Law

Trust-Based Estate Planning As you know, tax returns for 2017 were due on October 15, 2018. The end of the year is quickly approaching. So, maybe you’re ahead of the game and have already started gathering data to file for 2018? But if you live in the real world like the rest of us, you […]

Identity Scams Targeting the Elderly

The U.S. Attorney General and law enforcement partners announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history. The cases involve more than two hundred and fifty defendants from around the globe who victimized more than a million Americans, most of whom were elderly. The cases include criminal, civil, and forfeiture actions across more than […]

Estate Planning: Why You Should Save for Retirement

According to a recent a report by Bankrate, 20 percent of Americans are not saving for their day-to day lives, let alone retirement. This, despite the fact unemployment is low and wages are increasing. With so many workers failing to set aside cash, many will face shortfalls of operational cash in the event of an […]