IF YOUR ESTATE IS WORTH MORE THAN $3 MILLION TODAY, you must plan to avoid the estate tax. In and after 2013, everything in your estate beyond $5.35 million will be taxed at 40% upon your passing. As your estate grows, you must be aware of this. The future is unclear, and this number could be lowered significantly in the future.This timely, readable book explains how you can plan to avoid this outcome. It gives an overview of the estate planning process, and the steps you need to t...

You are and should be worried about the cost of long-term care.You are reading this book because you are concerned, perhaps worried to your wits' end, about getting and paying for quality long-term care for yourself or a loved one. You are looking for reliable, understandable information about options, different levels of care, and how the potentially devastating cost can be paid.This book will deliver. Based on over 40 years' experience, the authors answer your questions a...

" I worked all my life to build what I have. I'll be damned if I'll let it all go out the window on my death." B. T., a client of the Gilfix and La Poll office "Protect $5 million or $10 million this year?! Amazing. And Gilfix explains how accessible it is." Andy Cohen, CEO, Caring.com " Thanks for showing us how to keep everything for our kids and, better yet, for our grandkids!" G. C., a client of the Gilfix and La Poll office A must read if your estate is over $1 million.

Times have changed and the rules have changed, but financial security is still the goal. Do you know how to get there?There is a new reality out there—a new normal. What was once certain—that you would be able to retire comfortably, that you would pay for your kids’ education, that your home would appreciate in value—is no longer a sure thing. So much has changed on the financial landscape that it’s hard to know which moves are the right ones to make. Suze Orman’s ...

Creating another income stream is becoming must-have thing nowadays with increasing insecurity at the work place resulting from overall economic slowdown.Dividends are one such opportunity for you to create a truly passive long term income if you play the game right. An income stream that has been there and it has been known to work. Warren Buffet has said good thing about it and several other know stock market gurus vouch for it.Start investing now in income generating sto...

In any business or money-making venture, preparation and foreknowledge are the keys to success. Without this sort of insight, the attempt to make a profitable financial decision can only end in disaster and failure, regardless of your level of motivation and determination or the amount of money you plan to invest. In the stock market, this rule applies to the nth degree, as you are investing your own money in what could be considered a high risk wager, and you are playing with fire if you ...

With the economy currently in turmoil, understanding how businesses and consumers interact is more important than ever—for business owners and students of economics, alike. A handy, fluff-free resource tool, our 3-panel (6-page) guide simplifies the world of microeconomics through the use of definitions, formulas and full-color tables and charts.

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Trading with Candlesticks: Visual Tools for Improved Technical Analysis and Timing (013138094X) by Michael C. Thomsett. Available in print and digital formats.   The simple introduction to candlestick charting: what candlesticks are, what they tell you (and don’t tell you), and how to use the...

Let’s start with what this book is not. This book is not an “introduction to investing” book. Millions of those are out there, and they typically put people to sleep. Therefore, this book is not going to explain: What is a stock? What is a mutual fund? How do you create a family budget? Yada, yada, yada. This book was written for the millions of people who could be called the “mass affluent”—those hardworking, successful individuals and families who have managed to accumulate $500,000 to $...

From America’s most authoritative source: the quintessential primer on understanding and managing your moneyMoney courses through just about every corner of our lives and has an impact on the way we live today and how we’ll be able to live in the future. Understanding your money, and getting it to work for you, has never been more important than it is today, as more and more of us are called upon to manage every aspect of our financial lives, from managing day-to-day living expense...

What is an ETF? How does it work? Learning quickly the ETFs basics of trading has never been so easy. In this guide, you will discover all the information you need to exploit the full potential benefits of Exchange-Trade Funds, the benchmark knowledge, the choice of the relevant markets, the study of negotiation strategies, the asset allocation, and Paper Trading. This publication is the first guide that will help you to understand step by step how to deal with one of the most important fi...

Time itself creates advantages and disadvantages in the field of taxation. The timing of the recognition of income and expenses for tax purposes has two main implications: firstly, for the timing of the collection of tax, and secondly, for the question of quantification, i.e., how to ensure that the difference between the timing of the recognition of income or expenses, as opposed to the respective dates on which the amounts are actually received or paid, does not distort the determination...