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ESTATE TALK
Wealth Replacement Alternatives: Life Insurance
is Tough to Beat
In recent years, life insurance
has become one of the most popular and proven estate planning tools. The
use of an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) can efficiently replace
estate assets lost to death taxes by providing heirs with a tax-free inheritance.
HEALTH HAPPENINGS
The War on Sneezes
If you are one of the 36
million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies, AgeVenture NewsService
offer a few tips to help keep your home sneeze-free.
MEDI MINUTES
Advisory Commission Recommends Medicare Raise for
Overnight Hospital Care
The Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission has recommended that Medicare raise its payments for overnight
hospital care by 3.5%-4% in October—a much greater increase than the 1.8%
scheduled under the 1997 balanced-budget law.
MONEY MATTERS
SSA Retirement Calculators
The Social Security Administration
has introduced a new service to help Americans estimate their future retirement
benefits. |
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NATIONAL NOTES
NAELA Issues Proposals for Long-Term Care Reform
The National Academy of Elder
Law Attorneys (NAELA) has issued a White Paper to identify the key components
to the long-term care system, to analyze the problems that exist within
its current structure, and to present recommendations of policy solutions
for American citizens and government to consider.
OF INTEREST
Investigation Unearths Problems in Funeral
Industry
Funerals and burials are
among the most universal purchases American consumers make. Most individuals
will make funeral and burial arrangements for themselves or someone else
at some point.
TAX TID-BITS
A Gift by Any Other Name....Is Still a Gift
The IRS has ruled that a
widow made taxable gifts to her children by authorizing payment to them
of excessive trustees’ fees. According to the IRS, to the extent the fees
were excessive, they will be treated as taxable gifts. |
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21, 2000
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