Toby is a veteran journalist with more than a dozen years of experience in the field who joined Financial Planning in 2017 after prior tenures with the New York Daily News, Commercial Observer and City Limits. He earned an undergraduate degree in the humanities from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He has won a dozen business journalism awards during his time with Financial Planning, including those received for the 2020 podcast series "
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The growing number of fraud victims who suffer staggering financial losses often find themselves having to pay Uncle Sam for their missing income, experts say.
June 7 -
The Section 121 exclusion and the step-up in basis are well known to financial advisors and tax professionals, but their clients will need to plan carefully to net the biggest potential savings.
June 3 -
Qualified small business stock carries major potential savings for startup founders and investors, but the benefits come with some important caveats to keep in mind.
May 28 -
Available technology solutions could boost professionals' efficiency in serving their clients — but only if financial advisors and their customers are open to them.
May 23 -
They have oft-cited tax advantages, but the available research raises alarms about fees, interest rates and investing in assets other than cash.
May 22 -
Changes in residency, qualified personal residence trusts and other methods cited by experts carry big savings — with some caveats.
May 20 -
A professional brings objectivity to dicey conversations between relatives as well as experience navigating the substantial work involved with transferring assets, experts say.
May 17 -
Proposals to crack down on private placement insurance contracts aren't close to becoming law. Here's how advisors and their clients can use them for the time being.
May 16 -
As one of many providers of the existing and expanding capabilities, Envestnet is urging more financial advisors to consider after-tax optimization.
May 6 -
When a small company holds a life insurance policy, estate planning gets complicated — which is why assigning it to an individual or a family may be the better choice.
May 3 -
New financial planning questions on the accounting exam could attract more young people and encourage current practitioners to explore the burgeoning ties between the fields.
April 30 -
Financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients get another year to think through potential tax, distribution and trust strategies, according to experts.
April 26 -
Experts say that busy entrepreneurs often miss incentives and advantages available to them. Financial advisors and tax professionals can give them a nudge.
April 22 -
After a decade-long effort by holders of the personal financial specialist credential, aspiring candidates can be tested on investments, retirement plans and other areas.
April 19 -
Experts from the Fed, Intuit and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center explored ideas for more effective ways to advance the goals of the mortgage interest deduction.
April 18 -
Some financial advisors and tax professionals with high net worth clients could find big advantages before the expiration of provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
April 15 -
The high court heard arguments in a case about a commonly used succession planning tool for closely held businesses that may affect advisors' clients.
April 5 -
Reporting requirements and asset location could loom large for clients seeking greater yield and diversification without thinking through payments to Uncle Sam.
April 1 -
Financial advisors and tax experts say HOA fees are usually not deductible, unless the home is used for a business or as a rental property.
March 18 -
President Biden wants the wealthy to "pay their fair share." Ex-President Trump calls for "the biggest tax cuts." But labeling people as rich creates massive policy challenges.
March 15
