Legacy Planning, Once Removed

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Legacy Planning, Once Removed

McGuireWoods is thrilled to announce the launch of a new podcast hosted by Steve Murphy, chair of the firm’s private wealth services practice group. “Legacy Planning, Once Removed” explores estate planning and provides steps for the management of wealth throughout life and upon death. Steve showcases meaningful ways to pass wealth on to others and accomplish donors’ financial short- and long-term goals. Over the next 25 years, baby boomers will pass an unprecedented $68 trillion to beneficiaries and charities. The key challenge of legacy planning lies in how to use wealth to help the next generation be productive and independent. Podcast topics focus on beneficiary designations and property ownership, estate and gift tax, and best practices for productive investment, wealth management and transfer of wealth.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Talking With Family About Your Estate Plan — More Lessons From Warren Buffett

    Many clients ask whether and when to share the estate plan with beneficiaries. Even after a client’s death, during the administration of an estate or trust, executors and trustees often ask the same questions about how much to share with beneficiaries. Communicating this estate plan can have important practical, moral and legal benefits in making sure the plan is carried out in the right way while fostering family unity and reducing tension or disagreement. In this episode, Steve draws on the lessons from Warren Buffett’s 2024 letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway in which Buffett provides wisdom on the question of sharing the estate plan with beneficiaries.

    12 min

  2. DEC 10

    Facilitating Productive and Healthy Beneficiaries: The Beneficiary Well-Being Trust

    On this podcast, Steve often explores ways to establish and administer trusts to facilitate productive and healthy beneficiaries. This episode explores a particular structure to further this goal: a “beneficiary well-being trust,” now authorized under Delaware law.  A beneficiary well-being trust authorizes, and could require, the trustee to provide programs for the beneficiary regarding any number of subjects, including financial literacy, investments, mental health, and family history and legacy. The episode also delves into ways trusts can serve these important goals — now and after a settlor’s gift or the settlor’s passing.

    14 min

  3. NOV 26

    Inflation Adjustments for 2025

    There are many ways for a client to incorporate charitable giving into planning, during life and upon death. That charitable giving can be a significant part of the client’s legacy, and it can result in tax advantages. Many of the exemptions that apply for gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax are adjusted for inflation each year. In this episode, Murphy will review those exemptions and the adjustments for inflation in 2025 and discuss some strategies for efficient use of those exemptions in 2025.

    9 min

  4. OCT 30

    Charitable Planning, Part 2: The Donor-Advised Fund

    There are many ways for a client to incorporate charitable giving into planning, during life and upon death. That charitable giving can be a significant part of the client’s legacy, and it can result in tax advantages. In a prior episode, Murphy discussed outright gifts and gift agreements. But some clients are not ready to decide which charities to benefit, nor when and how. For those clients, a donor-advised fund (DAF) might be a good option. In a DAF, the client transfers funds to a fund within a public charity, which might be part of a community foundation or financial institution. A DAF can offer flexibility and simplicity for the donor. But there are some limitations to a DAF that donors should keep in mind as they consider which charitable vehicle to use. On this episode, McGuireWoods attorney Hunter Glenn discusses the advantages and limitations of this popular strategy.

    16 min

  5. OCT 11

    Generation-Skipping Planning: Steps to Take Now

    Many clients ask about generation-skipping planning, or dynastic planning – ways to benefit future generations in a tax-efficient way. This episode reminds listeners of the scheduled “sunset” of the GST tax exemption at the end of 2025 and steps to consider in light of those changes in the law. Donors, beneficiaries and trustees should take this opportunity to make sure all their records are complete regarding the GST tax status of any trusts. Steve recently wrote about these concepts in the ACTEC Law Journal and in a shorter essay in the journal Trusts & Estates. This information will be critical when needed, which might be years from now. Although this information might be hard to track down, it will only get more difficult to collect later.

    12 min

  6. SEP 25

    Countdown to Sunset 2025: Planning in the Face of Scheduled Changes in the Law

    A significant change in tax law is scheduled to occur at the end of 2025: effective January 1, 2026, the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemptions, currently $10 million per person (to be indexed for inflation), are scheduled to be cut in half, to $5 million (to be indexed for inflation). Starting in 2026, the ability for individuals to make tax-free gifts is scheduled to effectively be cut in half.   Many clients are concerned about this scheduled change in the law, and they are considering whether and how to take advantage of current law while they can. This episode provides a brief summary of the scheduled change in the law, some potential solutions, and some disadvantages or pitfalls to keep in mind. As Steve summarizes, it is best to start that conversation now, well in advance of the 2025 deadline.

    18 min

  7. SEP 12

    Charitable Planning, Part 1: Outright Gifts and Gift Agreements

    Clients often ask about ways to incorporate charitable giving into their planning, during life and upon death. Charitable giving can be an important part of the client’s legacy and can have tax advantages as well. There are a number of strategies, but the simplest option is as an outright gift. But outright gifts might be simple to a fault — once the funds are in the charity’s hands, the donor might not have any ability to question the use of the funds, including if the charity dissolves. This episode explores the recent case of Derblom v. Archdiocese of Hartford that addressed a gift to a school that later closed. If the donor is concerned about use and oversight of the gift after it is made, a gift agreement can be a helpful tool. This episode provides some thoughts on how to use a gift agreement to carry out the donor’s wishes.

    11 min

  8. AUG 14

    Passing on Values and Life Skills: Lessons From Golf

    On this podcast, Steve talks about the best methods and structures to transfer wealth to ensure that the funds are used for their intended purposes. He also talks about ways to pass along values to beneficiaries or the next generation — values like hard work, humility, responsibility and respect. In this episode, Steve explores how golf (or activities like golf) can be a great environment for passing along those values.

    19 min
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McGuireWoods is thrilled to announce the launch of a new podcast hosted by Steve Murphy, chair of the firm’s private wealth services practice group. “Legacy Planning, Once Removed” explores estate planning and provides steps for the management of wealth throughout life and upon death. Steve showcases meaningful ways to pass wealth on to others and accomplish donors’ financial short- and long-term goals. Over the next 25 years, baby boomers will pass an unprecedented $68 trillion to beneficiaries and charities. The key challenge of legacy planning lies in how to use wealth to help the next generation be productive and independent. Podcast topics focus on beneficiary designations and property ownership, estate and gift tax, and best practices for productive investment, wealth management and transfer of wealth.

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  • Creator
    McGuireWoods
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 McGuireWoods
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