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Quick & Dirty Estate Planning for Doctors

Quick & Dirty Estate Planning for Doctors

Although most of our physicians are concerned about income taxes—estate taxes can be a much bigger burden. In fact, they can eat up almost 50% of an estate.

The good news: unlike income taxes, estate taxes are completely voluntary. There are things doctors can do to make sure your estate passes without any estate taxes.

For estate tax purposes, you may be richer than you think. 

The Physician’s Team of Experts and Financial Concierge

The Physician’s Team of Experts and Financial Concierge

Have you ever wondered about all the experts who help Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and even Donald Trump manage their money? They have an insurance guru to oversee the risk management, an investment team to make sure their assets are working as hard as possible, an attorney to keep them on the straight and narrow, along with a savvy accountant to help them reduce their taxes and a financial advisor to coordinate all these folks and prepare for their future. It probably costs the very wealthy thousands of dollars per hour to get this kind of experienced, coordinated advice!