by Ethan Okura | Jan 21, 2015 | Estate Planning, Estate Taxes and Gift Taxes, Medicaid and Nursing Home Costs
Here is a 2015 update on important numbers used in Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning in Hawaii. How much money and property can a person have at death without paying estate taxes? At the end of 2012, Congress passed a law making the exemption from estate taxes...
by Ethan Okura | Dec 15, 2014 | Estate Planning
If you’ve been reading my articles, you may have noticed that I have written a few times on how you should own your real estate, what tenancy you should hold the property under, whether to use an LLC, the advantages of an irrevocable trust, and recently even...
by Ethan Okura | Oct 8, 2014 | Estate Planning
Recently I have been hearing more and more people talk about Self-Directed IRAs. This idea has been spreading among entrepreneurs and investors all over the country in recent years. More accountants and lawyers are starting to become aware of this phenomenon. But...
by Ethan Okura | Sep 16, 2014 | Estate Planning
A hot topic in today’s world is Long Term Care, otherwise known as: How to pay for the very expensive cost of Nursing Home Care. Seniors are living longer; life expectancies are growing; and Health Care costs are increasing. What does this mean for us? I started...
