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Estate Planning Article

How Upstream Planning Can Help Preserve Generational Wealth

Estate plans often focus on downstream wealth transfer from older to younger generations. Upstream planning challenges that convention and may offer meaningful tax advantages.

Women & Wealth Article

5 Smart Tax Tips for Widows

Explore five smart tax tips for widows — filing status, inherited assets, capital gains, and RMDs — with guidance to help secure your financial future.

Financial Planning Guide

Suddenly Inheriting Wealth In Early Adulthood or Midlife

This guide aims to help you navigate the complexities of sudden wealth inheritance by addressing common concerns and providing a decision-making framework.

Family & Health Guide

What To Do When a Parent Passes: A Practical Financial Guide

A practical guide to the financial, legal, and administrative steps families face after a parent’s death, organized to reduce stress and prevent missed details.

Trustee Services Article

What Is a Trust and When Do You Need One for Your Estate Plan?

Learn the basics of trusts, including revocable and irrevocable options, and discover when establishing a trust makes sense for your comprehensive wealth plan.

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Retirement Podcast

Episode 518 – You Can’t Take It with You: Living for Tomorrow and Today

John Walker and Jason O’Meara explore the Die with Zero philosophy, helping you balance saving for tomorrow with living fully today through intentional financial planning.

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Financial Planning Article

Washington Estate Tax Rates Roll Back in 2026

Washington lowered estate tax rates for 2026. See how the change could affect your plan and the people you want to protect.

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Estate Planning Article

Using Retirement Trusts to Protect and Transfer IRAs

Learn how retirement trusts can protect IRAs, manage RMDs, and transfer assets under SECURE Act rules.

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Estate Planning Article

Using Retirement Trusts to Protect and Transfer IRAs

Learn how retirement trusts can protect IRAs, manage RMDs, and transfer assets under SECURE Act rules.

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Estate Planning Podcast

Episode 515 – Will You Inherit Family Money: Part 2

John Walker and Jason O’Meara discuss the emotional and behavioral impacts of inheriting wealth, and how to appropriately address those issues.

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Tax Planning Podcast

Episode 514 – Will You Inherit Family Money?

Explore how inheriting money from a family member can be both advantageous and challenging, discussing unforeseen positive and negative effects of wealth inheritance.

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Financial Planning Article

The 7 Most Common Wealth Management Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them

Learn the seven most common wealth management mistakes and how a fiduciary advisor can help align investing, tax strategies, retirement income, and estate planning.

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Financial Planning Article

Why Every Family Can Benefit from a Financial Plan

Learn what’s in a family financial plan, benefits of a financial plan, and why financial planning is valuable for life changes. The components of a financial plan can move you toward your goals.

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