You retire in the spring. Your income drops by two thirds. And the following January, Medicare bills you as though you are still earning what you earned two years ago. There is a form that fixes this, most people have never heard of it, and it is the last of our seven doors.
A life insurance policy you own is counted in your taxable estate, which can quietly add to the very tax bill you hoped to cover. A special kind of trust is the fix. Part six of More Than a Death Benefit.
When a large estate owes federal tax, the bill is due in cash within nine months, and the extension to file is not an extension to pay. Here is how life insurance keeps families from a fire sale. Part five of More Than a Death Benefit.
The worst time to assemble a coordinated team is in the middle of a crisis. The best time is now, while everything is calm. The finale of Both Ends of the Table.
When you already have enough, an inheritance is not really about security anymore. It is about purpose. Here is how to think about deploying a windfall when your plan is already full. Part five of Both Ends of the Table.
A single big-income year, from an inheritance, a sale, or a large withdrawal, can quietly trigger four different taxes at once and raise your Medicare premiums two years later. Part four of Both Ends of the Table.