To win the estate tax game, you must have a comprehensive plan. Two plans would be best: an estate plan (death plan) and a lifetime plan (LP). The LP lays the groundwork for beating the estate tax. The best LP is asset based. You can have four types of assets: residences; businesses; qualified funds (in a 401(k), IRA or the like); and investments, such as stocks, bonds, cash, real estate, etc. This article zeros in on investments, an area where almost all professional advisors are at a loss of what to do.
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