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February 06, 2012
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President's Plan to Strengthen Retirement Security

President Bush believes that economic freedom is essential to individual success and prosperity. The President's economic agenda invests in individuals by creating jobs, expanding opportunities to save and invest, providing a good education, and helping each American own part of the American dream.

An important component of the President's economic security agenda is providing American workers and retirees new tools to protect their pensions, investments, and retirement security. The President has announced the implementation of rules that require workers to receive a 30-day notification before any "blackout" restrictions are placed on their 401(k) plans. Read more at whitehouse.gov

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Estate planning is a process to consider alternatives
Good estate planning is more than just a simple Will. Estate planning also typically minimizes potential taxes and fees, and sets up contingency planning to make sure your wishes regarding health care treatment are followed. On the financial side, a good estate plan coordinates what would happen with your home, your investments, your business, your life insurance, your employee benefits (such as a 401K plan), and other property in the event you became disabled or if you die.

 


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Latest news about Financial & Estate Planning in Maine and nationwide:

Attorney General Files Second Suit Alleging
HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that a second civil lawsuit has been filed against the operators of a living trust sales ...
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Nelson Supports Full Repeal Of Estate Tax
To encourage economic activity and to allow for certainty in estate planning, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson voted today to proceed to H.R. 8, the b...
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Permanent Tax Reductions Seen As Most Stimulative
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Permanent tax reductions would offer more economic stimulus than would temporary tax relief measures, according to a new study r...
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Estate Planning Terms

 


Today's Terms

Transfer Tax

Definition:
The combined Federal Estate and Gift tax. A single exemption credit applies whether the property was transferred during a person's lifetime (gift tax) or is held by a person at the time of his/her death (estate tax).

Trust

Definition:
A long recognized legal concept (first used in ancient Greece during the times of Socrates and Plato) in which some or all property of a Trust Creator is held on behalf of a beneficiary (which may include the trust creator) in the name of the Trustee.

Inheritance Tax

Definition:
A tax imposed by the state at the time of a person's death that is based upon the total value of the decedent's estate

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Topics Related to Estate Planning:

  • Trusts
  • Wills
  • Uniform Probate Code
  • Gift Tax

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Maine Estate-Planning Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Estate-Planning attorney you should contact our Estate-Planning Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Auburn
  • Augusta
  • Bangor
  • Biddeford
  • Brunswick
  • Lewiston
  • Portland
  • Saco
  • Sanford
  • Scarborough
  • South Portland
  • Waterville
  • Westbrook
  • Windham
 


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