Tag Archives: Portability

What is Your Portability IQ?

  Portability, a new concept introduced by the December 2010 amendment to the Estate Tax, is a topic that we all need to learn more about. Jamie Held provided this summary of portability: In general, portability allows a surviving spouse … Continue reading






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Resolution: Keeping the Estate Plan Updated

“You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don’t believe in little plans. I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can’t possibly foresee now.” Harry S. Truman … Continue reading






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