Vanilla Overview

Vanilla

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Jan 24, 2023

If something should happen to your clients, regardless of their age or income, it’s crucial that they have a plan for their financial assets. As their financial advisor, you’re in the best position to keep your clients on task so they can reach their goals and ensure their families are taken care of. But between a myriad of documents, individual state requirements, and shifting federal estate tax laws, it’s no wonder the estate planning process can be overwhelming for financial advisors and their clients. That’s why we’ve created this easy-to-follow estate planning checklist. We’ll give you clear insights into a...

Vanilla

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Mar 12, 2024

Estate planning is an essential pillar of holistic financial advice — but the complexity of it can feel daunting to many advisors. In this webinar, we take you step-by-step through how to incorporate estate planning into your practice, using top advisor Steve Lockshin’s own playbook. And we delve into new developments in 2024 you’ll want to keep an eye on as you strategize. In this webinar, you’ll also see an exclusive Q&A session with two industry leaders: Steve Lockshin, co-founder of Vanilla and AdvicePeriod, and Arielle Lederman, a senior wealth advisor, strategist, and former estate attorney.  You’ll come away with: ...

Jim Sinai

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Sep 19, 2022

Tax planning for clients with taxable estates has always been complex. We’ve learned the best way to explain estate planning strategies is with diagrams, not documents. That’s why we’ve put together this deck of 10 diagrams to explain some of the advanced strategies and why household with $10M in assets should care about estate tax. Why $10M in household assets? In 2026 the Estate Tax exemption drops down to just about $10M (or higher based on inflation). The 10 diagrams explain both why you need advanced strategies and how 8 different strategies work. We’ve explained them all below but if...