Timothy Sumer

What is a Medicaid Compliant Annuity? In this episode, Chris Berry answers: What is a Medicaid Compliant Annuity and how does it work? ___________________________________________________________________________ Attorney and Financial Advisor Christopher Berry of Castle Wealth Group answer questions on retirement and estate planning every Wednesday at 1pm. Register here or give our office a call at 844-885-4200. Castle Wealth Group and Christopher Berry help families with estate planning, elder law, retirement planning, and tax planning from their Brighton, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Bloomfield Hills, and Novi offices. Castle Wealth Group helps families with their legal, financial, and tax planning for their retirement and legacy. With the use of legal structures like revocable living trusts, Castle Trusts (asset protection trusts), Chris Berry and Castle Wealth Group can help your family plan, protect, and preserve what is important through their Retirement and Legacy Bluepri...

In this recording of a webinar originally presented to current clients and professionals, which is now being made available to everyone, Attorneys Julie Steinbacher and Landon Hodges go over in detail some of the changes brought out by the passage of SECURE 2.0, which was signed into law on Dec. 29, 2022. SECURE 2.0 is a continuation of the original SECURE Act, which became law in December 2019. Both pieces of legislation are primarily designed to increase and facilitate access to retirement savings and lower employers' costs of offering and funding retirement plans, but they also have several provisions that could affect individuals' estate planning. Even though most of the SECURE 2.0 provisions aren't effective until 2024 or later, the time to plan is NOW! If you would like to schedule an initial consultation with our firm to begin your estate planning, visit ChatwithSGY.com to book a free introductory information gathering session. Presented by Steinbacher,...

In this presentation, a recording of a virtual seminar originally held live on Nov. 9, 2022, Attorney Julie Steinbacher and James Lange, CPA, Attorney and Registered Investment Advisor, go into great detail on the topic of Roth IRA conversions, with a special focus and emphasis for parents with children with special needs. With the SECURE Act nearing its three-year anniversary and it having eliminated the old "stretch" IRA, there remains a loophole in the current law for beneficiaries of IRAs that have special needs, so those individuals that may be passing on a Roth IRA to a beneficiary that has special needs will want to take this into consideration when doing their estate planning. To get the free resources from James that are referenced at the end of the presentation, visit: Presented Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak We prepare handcrafted estate plans that guide you on your path. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: Long-Term Care Planning Crisis Planning Es...