Tools & Techniques of Retirement Income Planning addresses the emerging need to satisfy clients perceived and actual securitybased on psychological and behavioral finance issues. Specialized practitioners will understand defining/reducing risk, stochastic modeling and income planning research, as well as future trends facing Baby Boomer retirement. Discover how to develop custom models targeted at replacing the stability of a regular monthly paycheck while controlling withdrawals.

This book covers all aspects of life insurance planning. Specifically, it covers how to estimate the need and choose the right policy and right company for a client, and it describes the different types of life insurance available and the different ways life insurance can be used to meet a clients planning goals. This book is designed to be highly useful to students, CPAs, attorneys, trust officers, and others whose professional task is to advise others. Because it carefully defines each new term, it will also be of immense use to the layperson searching for a reliable objective source of information and to the professional searching for perspective. Key Selling Points: describes the particular tool or technique, its advantages and disadvantages, alternatives, and frequently asked questions and answers, allowing quick comprehension and comparison of the tools and techniques; explains the income and transfer tax consequences of life insurance, ensuring that the solution chosen will accomplish the clients goals and objectives; discusses many different ways to use life insurance, from life insurance trusts to life insurance in qualified plans; and covers over 10 different types of policies, from term to variable universal life insurance. Discover proven methods for determining needs and close more sales than ever before with helpful hints throughout. Unique charts, checklists, and real-world examples help immediately apply skills and identify the impact of new regulations on existing paradigms.

OVER 300,000 COPIES IN PRINT, WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON THE 2018 TAX CUTS. There's a massive freight train bearing down on the average American investor, and it's coming in the form of higher taxes. The United States Government has made trillions of dollars in unfunded promises for programs like Social Security and Medicare—and the only way to deliver on these promises is to raise taxes. Some experts have even suggested that tax rates will need to double, just to keep our country solvent. Unfortunately, if you're like most Americans, you've saved the majority of your retirement assets in tax-deferred vehicles like 401(k)s and IRAs. If tax rates go up, how much of your hard-earned money will you really get to keep? In The Power of Zero, McKnight provides a concise, step-by-step roadmap on how to get to the 0% tax bracket by the time you retire, effectively eliminating tax rate risk from your retirement picture. Now, in this expanded edition, McKnight has updated the book with a new chapter on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, showing readers how to navigate the new tax law, and how they can extend the life of their retirement savings by taking advantage of it now. The day of reckoning is fast approaching. Are you ready to do what it takes to experience the power of zero?