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Discover the Strength of an Indexing Leader: AllianzLife Insurance Company of North America.
Because no one can predict the future, it’s important to be able to react to changes in the market. That’s why Allianz uses hedging. Hedging is a way of making strategic investments that are intended to reduce the impact of market downturns. And because it can help manage volatility, hedging Read the rest of this entry
Open enrollment period for the new health care options for children who are uninsured ends on March 1, 2011. If individuals wait and apply for coverage after March 1st, Read the rest of this entry
Trusts are a key tool used in the game of asset protection, which means nothing more than making sure you hold on to the money that you currently possess. In this War on Wealth Series, I will teach you the closely guarded secrets of the wealthy that will enable you to grow and build your wealth for years to come.
Asset protection is the closely guarded secret of the Wealthy that enables them to build and grow their wealth on a continual basis. Obtaining Financial Independence and becoming Wealthy is simply the process of continually increasing the gap between the amount of money that comes in and the amount that goes out. Through tax reduction, protection from lawsuits, and estate and retirement planning you can create a security system to protect your assets. In this writing I am going to talk about the three proactive strategies of Asset Protection in the War On Wealth. Within these strategies, exist a myriad of techniques that can be applied with infinite possibilities for any given situation, but here are the basics.
The Three Proactive Strategies of Asset Protection are: Read the rest of this entry
Even though an annuity is sold like securities by insurance companies, they are much different from insurance policies. The best way to explain annuities is to imagine a hybrid product that combines the advantages of long-term investments with the advantages of life insurance. With an insurance policy you typically pay monthly premiums, whereas an annuity generally has you making a lump sum payment upfront to guarantee a periodic payout immediately or starting at some future date that you choose.The exciting part is these payments continue as long as you live.
In case you are thinking you do not have a large lump sum there are some annuities that will allow you to deposit a modest upfront say $500 to $2500 and allow you to pay into it like you would your 401k or IRA.
The length of time people are living is getting longer and longer and this is creating financial planning nightmares for financial planners and their clients. Outliving savings has become a major source of distraction around the typical financial planning model. Investing in an annuity will allow you to save for retirement and ensure that your money lasts as long as you do.
Taxes, taxes, taxes, we are taxed on everything. You paid a “whop” for the house, didn’t include escrows in your closing costs so you were able to come to the closing table with less money and now that $5,000 annual tax bill on that $400,000 purchase price is making you teeter on the edge of financial catastrophe, and you have no idea where the next payment is going to come from. So you ask, if my house in this market is worth half as much, why does my tax bill not follow suit? HA! Welcome to the new economy. As I told you before, we are fighting a “War On Wealth” like never before. Money is scarce all around us. Cities, Counties, States, and our entire Country is thinking of new and creative ways to pay their bills on “YOUR BACK”! Even if you had included the taxes in your escrow, imagine what $200 of that $416.67 a month tax bill (In Sacramento County) would do going into your investment account earning 6% interest compounding annually. In 10 years you would have $16,765.97. In 15 years, $29,607.03. What if you took the almost $17,000 in 10 years and leveraged it on a small rental property with positive cash flow, then sold it 10 years later for a nice gain. At that point you could take that money and put it into some asset protected, capital gains protected trust for maximum leverage. Wow! The possibilities are endless. Imagine if you instead paid $2 million for the house with a monthly tax bill of $2,083.33 (in Sacramento County), and you could put a $1,000 per month into that same investment account. In 10 years you would have $167,659.71, in 15 years $296,070.34. But I guess it’s really moot, because its all allocated to the “Tax Man” who is just going to foolishly waste your tax dollars and misappropriate as much as possible for good measure.
Don’t Despair
Luckily there are provisions in your county to remedy the situation. Every county is a little different, but here are the 9 basic steps that you are going to have to take to get your tax bill reduced. Read the rest of this entry
There are several ways Real Estate can reduce the amount of tax you pay Uncle Sam? Here is a list of the most common methods to use as a tax saving tool and thus a Wealth Building and Wealth preservation tool. Read the rest of this entry