Tax-Smart Strategies for Wealth Transfer: Secure Your Family's Future

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@clbcl5 9 ай бұрын

This exactly what my inlaws did every christmas. 5K for the married kids, 1K for the grandkids. We never could figure out where they got the money to gift out. They were a one income blue collar couple. After they died, the answer came out. That money was a small portion of their RMD'S.

@busboy4 9 ай бұрын

Nice. We are 61, I’m still working and we are blessed with a lot of margin. We are gifting yearly to our two kids and enjoy seeing it take a little pressure off.

@junecampbell771 9 ай бұрын

A great gift to a young working person who qualifies for a ROTH IRA is to gift the amount of the contribution to that account - $7000 this year. A high school student who earns income is also likely eligible for a ROTH IRA but it will need to be set up as a custodial ROTH IRA until the person turns 21.

@nenagreen2879 9 ай бұрын

I found your you tube channel about 18 months ago. I find most of your subjects interesting and all are very well done. This video you hit out of the park, for me it was the best video I have seen you do, maybe because it was very relevant to my situation. I watch several people who have financial you tube channels and you are one of my top 4 or 5 favorites. Best regards.

@Dickie9028 17 күн бұрын

Thank you I thought it was 10,000. I could give him my kids each year. Very very informative information. Keep it up. Appreciate everything you do.

@michaelnitake2534 9 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation as always Super organized Very clear Very understandable Comprehensive Very pertinent Excellent examples Fabulous

@peterdesimone5253 9 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation!!! Thank you.

@M22Research 9 ай бұрын

Two issues in our family - Our parents had already given some property to my siblings and were about to gift a property to me… we were in there process of transferring the title… until I realized the stepped up basis on this land our family has owned for a couple decades would be brutal to me if/when I sold it. And the gift tax would hurt my mother. Instead we added language to their trust to transfer ownership to me after their death. Retirement funds - in the interest of simplifying life for our mother, our father pushed hard to convert all of their traditional IRA money to a Roth IRA. I also recall my father saying he suspected at least some of us kids would likely be in high tax brackets and he did not want to drive us into higher tax brackets when inheriting their IRA. He wanted the lowest total net family tax impact on their hard-earned money.

@donaldlee6760 9 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite discussions on this channel. Like many on this channel, I read the book "Die With Zero" and I agree with the premise that money received when younger is *exponentially* more powerful than receiving an inheritance in your 60s when you are already retired, particularly if used to fund a young person's education, down payment on a first home, or even a few thousand for a months-long international backpacking trip that will make amazing memories that will last a lifetime (my trip to the Eastern-block countries after college are still vivid even after 30 years). I also agree with the books premise that a large inheritance really doesn't move the needle that much for most 60 or 70 year olds and is therefore a lost opportunity. Of course there are some people that money is a curse but there is a simple solution for them...a "Dole It Out" trust.

@Woodland26 9 ай бұрын

I am going to put some money to my adult children's retirement fund once I can assess my own retirement money. 10k each per year from age of 26 and let it snowball itself in their future. Much better than give them 1 million when they are 50-60 years old.

@busboy4 9 ай бұрын

Thank you James, I enjoyed this and other videos as well. I have some podcasts I listen to where it feels I am somewhat spoken down to, but your even keeled delivery is purely educational and informative. You present well!

@blackstripes3523 9 ай бұрын

What a great explanation of a none so easy subject!! Great video James!

@Kimmer 9 ай бұрын

Great video on an important subject. I believe it's critical to understand that giving out large amounts of money to kids or grandkids may not always be helping them, but rather may be enabling them. Of course, this depends on the situation and people involved. Money can provide wonderful opportunities, but can also destroy people's lives when they don't have the character or self discipline to properly manage it.

@Darrel-d7f 9 ай бұрын

James you nailed this thank you !

@Wazup4177 9 ай бұрын

Something to keep in mind. Should the need arise to place the giver into a nursing home. You need to be aware of the lookback period the government uses to determine medicaid eligibility. In some states, that period is the previous 5 years. It's just something to think about. Great video, by the way.

@markb8515 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video James!

@HungNguyen-pw3oj 9 ай бұрын

Thanks James.

@Paul-GrnHil 9 ай бұрын

The greatest gift I gave my kids was a fully paid college education. My next best gift will be substantial contributions to our grandkids’ 529 accounts. This ensures educational opportunities to the grandkids and allows our children to have more available to save towards their retirement.

@shawnakettell6564 9 ай бұрын

Outstanding information. Thank you.

@JohnSmith-mi8ov 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Extremely useful information. Thanks for taking the time to make this content.

@BarbHurley-s6m 9 ай бұрын

Me to a T ! Great explanation!!! I'm only 58 but already am thinking about it!! 😊

@REXOB9 9 ай бұрын

Great video - very clear, thanks

@mkmac9539 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, James. Great tax info!

@robertdillard8917 7 ай бұрын

Great content, also good to Remember that the tax levels are set to change 2026

@hansangb 4 ай бұрын

Important to plan, for sure. I once heard a great phrase: Where' there's a will......there's a fight! :)

@mangoman9290 9 ай бұрын

I think that one of the mental hurdles with giving money is potential frustration and arguments that could arise if you cannot accept the money possibly being spent in a way that you dont intend. Gift $50k to help with a house deposit and they buy a car instead. It takes a strong mental attitude to accept that once the money is transferred it isnt yours anymore and you have no control over it.

@Toomanydays 9 ай бұрын

Funding my daughter’s door dash habit is sort of annoying.

@lembitusorra439 8 ай бұрын

Do the stock holdings in retirement plans get distributed four ways when there are 4 beneficiaries upon the death of the principal? Or are all the holdings liquidated and the proceeds divided four ways? Thanks.

@alisonryan-landon9768 9 ай бұрын

Good info here

@Toomanydays 9 ай бұрын

I’ve known about the annual gift limits of $18k and $36k. I didn’t know about the lifetime limit if I wanted to give more in any one year.

@darlythomas3295 9 ай бұрын

Excellent

@johndelagarza361 9 ай бұрын

I assume a little of both. If I'm able to I'd rather see the positive effects of my gifts while I'm alive.

@penelope5500 9 ай бұрын

I agree. I kind of like the idea of gifting (what's it up to now, $19,000 a yr.?) w/ no taxes to either party.

@augustwest9339 9 ай бұрын

Our children are our beneficiaries on my Roth IRA account and my wife's Roth IRA account. And we cut annual checks for Christmas gifts to them.

@pcash4088 9 ай бұрын

This seems like a morbid question. But can I gift my assets that have appreciated in value to my mother, and then when she passes I get them back with a stepped up cost basis?

@TheBeagle1956 9 ай бұрын

Soooo many things can go wrong with this. Just pay your taxes.

@davidperry2725 9 ай бұрын

pulling up a chair

@LP-jn4tw 9 ай бұрын

And they'll be pulling up an orange jumpsuit.@@davidperry2725

@peterbedford2610 9 ай бұрын

Be very careful of trusts. I've seen them get really twisted from the original desires of the people who made them. Better to give your wealth while you're alive

@zoner__ 9 ай бұрын

At what point does an ordinary gift as a birthday gift become a reportable gift tax item? $500,$1000, $5000?

@charlielipthratt7291 8 ай бұрын

The 2024 annual gift tax exclusion is $18,000.

@jeremiahreilly9739 9 ай бұрын

★★★★★ Two comments. First, talk to the beneficiaries. Advisors seldom point out what I think is obvious. Talk. Second, 90 year? Conservative investing. Ooh. Maybe. I know several ninety-year-olds who lived to 108. That's 18 more years. Inflation risk should always be considered.

@donaldlee6760 9 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if you live in one of the famous "Blue Zones" like that island in the Mediterranean that I watched on PBS. If you don't mind sharing the area...I'd like to move near you.

@spdog3344 9 ай бұрын

40% estate tax is outrageous. Basically all our taxes are outrageous, but wow… and people say the wealthy don’t pay their fair share 😅😅

@asheman007 3 ай бұрын

As explained in the video, the 40% estate tax is only paid on the amount over $13 million. So, for example, if one passes on $14 million after dying, the effective estate tax rate is 2.9%. Pass on $10 million, and the tax rate is 0%. That's far from outrageous.