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We have recently received a number of calls inquiring about Medicaid compliant annuities.  Similar to QITs which I wrote about here a couple of months ago, there is much misunderstanding of what is and is not a Medicaid compliant annuity (MCA) and when it can be used.  First, let’s clearly define an

In my post last week, I reviewed what we know so far about President Biden’s proposed tax law changes.  One change would increase the tax rate on capital gains, which currently is taxed at a  lower rate than  regular income. Another change relates to the provision that wipes out the capital gains tax for

So often when we receive a call from a child of an aging parent in crisis, it’s about the signs of declining mental and physical capabilities leading to the discovery of a financial crisis.  This decline in health and cognition usually means a decline in the ability to manage assets such as keeping

In my February 22 post I wrote about QITs and specifically about a case involving an application being denied because the QIT was improperly funded.  In that case my client established the QIT just before the pandemic and funded the QIT correctly in the first month but not in the several