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Thursday, May 19, 2022

DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS – Is Mortgage Protection Insurance Worth a Review?

DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS – Is Mortgage Protection Insurance Worth a Review?

LEONARD J. DEL GALLO JR., M.S., MPAS^sm, CFP®

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Mortgage Protection Insurance is one of the specialized insurance coverages that may help a family during difficult times and very few people know about it. Although life insurance coverage is there to protect in the event of death, this type of specialized coverage can do much more with many types of optional and standard riders that are available to add to the insurance policy. A typical policy can add many types of riders that may help cover costs in the event of disability, unemployment, accidental death, and critical illness. Other riders may enable accelerated death benefits, living benefits, return of premium, and/or a waiver of premium in the event of residential damage, to name a few of the many riders that can be available with this type of insurance coverage. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC specializes in mortgage protection insurance because it can be a valuable tool and many times has simplified underwriting which can speed up the application process. Call (860-675-5201) or visit our website at http://www.delgallo.com/ Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC can help guide you through the selection of a carrier that may provide your family the best coverage available at a reasonable price and also spend time with you to review you’re planning needs.

Any questions please contact Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC by visiting our website at https://delgallo.com/. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC can arrange an educational seminar or workshop for your organization’s members and/or employees. This research commentary is intended to educate families so they may gain an introduction to a difficult planning topic and is not intended for any other purpose. Articles created by Len Del Gallo Jr., may not be copied or used without written permission from Len Del Gallo Jr. Please note that some information may be protected by copyright laws. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC and its’ representatives do not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your tax advisor or attorney for guidance on such matters and before implementing any strategies and/or updates to your planning. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor and Licensed Insurance Agency.

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DelGallo.com Wealth Management Essentials - Financial Education and Employer Compliance

DelGallo.com Wealth Management Essentials - Financial Education and Employer Compliance

By LEONARD J. DEL GALLO JR., M.S., MPAS^sm, CFP®

(www.DELGALLO.COM) Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC

Financial Education is one aspect of the ERISA (DOL) 404 (c) requirements that is often not fulfilled by many employers and can create financial, staffing, and legal issues for an employer from lack of compliance.

“Does your pension plan have a published schedule of participant information and education events? Is a document file maintained, containing copies of all communications with plan participants? At every meeting with plan participants, is a list of attendees recorded and filed?”(1)

Many employers are under the belief that providing a pension and health plan at the company is sufficient to attract and retain quality employees. Others are under the impression that their insurance agent and/or their broker is providing all the services required to be compliant with government regulations. In addition, many brokers and insurance agents are not Certified Financial Planning Professionals ® or qualified to provide financial education workshops or seminars. It is ultimately the employer’s responsibility to make sure that their company is compliant with state and federal laws and ensure there are no ERISA violations or conflicts of interest. Human resource departments and/or staff members may not be trained or licensed to provide financial education services and outsourcing is often an approach that works best!

Just providing benefits to employees may not be enough! Please have your human resource officer or company fiduciary representative contact Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC today.

“Financial stress is a common preoccupation for people this time of year, as many struggle to work out how to fund a perfect Christmas for their loved ones. Even the more affluent among us will have their own set of financial worries, such as how they will secure the finance required to up-size their family home in time for the next school year.”(2) Employers who offer no support to employees may find employees less productive or absent more often. Employees may be designated into groups by an employer to segment certain financial education services to offer if applicable.

“Research conducted by employee benefits provider Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services earlier this year found that of 760 UK employees ranging from 18 to 64 year-olds, the age group worst affected by financial stress were those aged 18-34. Among this group, more than a third of employees claimed their productivity had been damaged due to money worries, and across the whole workforce 32% admitted calling in sick due to stress, with 36% stating that financial pressure was the main reason.”(2)

Many more employers are offering workplace financial education, covering all manner of topics including how a mortgage works and student loan management for younger staff, financial planning for middle-aged workers and retirement planning for older staff, to make sure their employees have a sense of financial well-being. (2) The education services may be in the form of seminars, online meetings, in-person meetings, phone access or other designs that may work best in some office settings. These financial education services need not be expensive and many companies provide discounts or cost sharing for education services outside of their company’s general compliance requirements.

Works Cited

SOFA – The Society for Financial Awareness. “2019. ERISA (DOL) 404 [c] Requirement.” http://www.sofausa.org/legal/erisa

2. Forbes. “Why Workplace Financial Education Should Be Part of Every Employer’s Agenda.”

Clare Bettelley as Contributor. 11/22/14.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/clarebettelley/2014/11/22/why-workplace-financial-education-

should-be-part-of-every-employers-corporate-social-responsibility-agendas/#78f3609125c1

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DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS –A few Provisions to Consider within Your Estate Planning Documents

DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS –A few Provisions to Consider within Your Estate Planning Documents

By LEONARD J. DELGALLO JR., M.S. MPAS^sm, CFP®

(www.DELGALLO.COM) Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC

There are a number of legal documents and methods that can be created and used if necessary through provisions within the will or trust which can then be used in conjunction with any existing revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, or other supporting legal documents. A pour-over trust is a type of revocable trust that will allow assets to be placed in it by the will, or by naming it as the beneficiary to avoid having assets go through probate. A contingent trust or standby trust is another revocable trust that is able to manage assets if a client is unable to do so and is triggered by physical, emotional, or physical incapacity. The use of a disclaimer where the beneficiary refuses to accept the transfer of property can be incorporated into the estate planning documents but must comply with federal and state laws. Individuals may appoint themselves, their children, or others as trustees of a revocable trust and have contingent trustees or corporate trustees in place, as a backup, if either Spouse is unable to serve as trustee due to incapacity or some other reason as defined within the trust document.

Works Cited

Leimberg, Stephan R., et al. Tools and Techniques of Employee Benefit and Retirement Planning. 5th ed. Ohio:The National Underwriter Company, 1997. Print.

Leimberg, Stephan R., et al. Tools and Techniques of Estate Planning. 15th ed. Ohio:The National Underwriter Company, 2011. Print.

Leimberg, Stephan R., et al. Tools and Techniques of Income Tax Planning. 3rd ed. Ohio: The National Underwriter Company, 2009. Print.

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2500 W. Lake Mary Blvd, ste 220

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Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC is a registered investment advisor and licensed insurance agency.

Leonard J. Del Gallo Jr., is an investment advisor representative of Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC and a licensed insurance agent.

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DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS –Estate Planning Documents to Consider in Your Financial Planning

DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS – Estate Planning Documents to Consider in Your Financial Planning

By LEONARD J. DEL GALLO JR., M.S., MPAS^sm, CFP®

(www.DELGALLO.COM) Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC

An Advance directive, will, and revocable trust may be important to consider as part of your financial planning. A durable power of attorney form can be used in conjunction with a revocable trust to authorize or appoint another individual or individuals to transfer assets or shift the title of property into a trust if the individual is unable to do so and the durable power of attorney form should be updated at least every two years. The durable power of attorney can be used during the individual’s lifetime by the appointed person but is not valid upon the individual’s death. A health care power of attorney form can be useful to appoint someone else to make medical decisions if the individual is unable to do so themselves and should be updated at least every two years. A living will, a separate document from the will, can serve a purpose by specifying the individual’s medical wishes for example if the person does not want to be placed on life support or other machinery if they are incapacitated. The will is the primary document that specifies the individual’s wishes as to where assets should go in the event of their death that are not already held within their revocable trust or passed directly to a beneficiary through a beneficiary designation. The will may also appoint a guardian for any of the individual’s children who are still minors. The executor would be named in the will to carry out the individual’s wishes as specified in the document. Any nonqualified assets that pass outside of a trust through the will may be subject to probate and if the individual has stated that they would like to avoid that from happening, then potentially placing assets within a revocable or irrevocable trust may help them to avoid probate with certain estate assets. Assets that are passed by the will or held within a revocable trust will be included in the individual’s estate. All of these documents and others should be discussed and considered by individuals along with their financial professionals prior to creating any estate plan.

Any questions please contact Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC by visiting our website at https://delgallo.com/. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC can arrange an educational seminar or workshop for your organization’s members and/or employees. This research commentary is intended to educate families so they may gain an introduction to a difficult planning topic and is not intended for any other purpose. Articles created by Len Del Gallo Jr., may not be copied or used without written permission from Len Del Gallo Jr. Please note that some information may be protected by copyright laws. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLCDel Gallo Financial Services, LLC and its’ representatives do not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your tax advisor or attorney for guidance on such matters and before implementing any strategies and/or updates to your planning. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor and Licensed Insurance Agency.

Works Cited

Leimberg, Stephan R., et al. Tools and Techniques of Employee Benefit and Retirement Planning. 5th ed. Ohio:The National Underwriter Company, 1997. Print.

Leimberg, Stephan R., et al. Tools and Techniques of Estate Planning. 15th ed. Ohio:The National Underwriter Company, 2011. Print.

Leimberg, Stephan R., et al. Tools and Techniques of Income Tax Planning. 3rd ed. Ohio:The National Underwriter Company, 2009. Print.

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Leonard J. Del Gallo Jr., is an investment advisor representative of Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC and a licensed insurance agent.

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DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS –Gifting by a Power of Attorney

DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS –Gifting by a Power of Attorney

By LEONARD J. DEL GALLO JR., M.S., MPAS^sm, CFP®

(www.DELGALLO.COM) Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC

There have been numerous court cases that have litigated the validity of gifts by the attorney-in-fact if the expressed power to gift was not stated within the durable power of attorney form; Estate of Casey v. Commissioner, Townsend v. United States, Estate of their state. The courts decided that the principal had the intention of including the power to make gifts to the attorney-in-fact and therefore those gifts would not be included within Mrs. Pruitt’s estate under Section 2038 (Estate Neff v. Commissioner, Burnet v. Hamel, and Estate of Stinchcomb v. Stinchcomb. Some of these cases determined that the attorney-in-fact could make gifts without express written permission within the durable power of attorney form, while other cases determined the attorney-in-fact was not authorized to make the gifts according to of Suzanne C. Pruitt). Each State may or may not have current legislation addressing the validity of gifts made by the attorney-in-fact if gift making authority is not implied within the durable power of attorney form and the issue can lead to litigation with unknown consequences. If the state has not addressed the issue by passing laws or statutes then the attorney creating the durable power of attorney for a client should not assume that the durable power of attorney form will allow the attorney-in-fact to execute gifts unless it is specifically stated within the estate planning documents and durable power of attorney form. If the principal does not want to include gifting privileges to the attorney-in-fact then the estate documents and durable power of attorney form should state clearly that the principal does not want to include gifting privileges and the attorney-in-fact should be prohibited from this action in all the estate documents. Clients and their attorney should make sure their intentions are clearly written within their legal documents to avoid negative tax implications and unnecessary litigation.

Works Cited

Madden, Robert. “Tax Planning for the Highly Compensated.” Sections 1.01, 1.02, 1.03,

2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04, 3.07, 3.08, 4.01, 4.03. 2011. Estate

Planning Library of RIA Checkpoint.Thompson Reuters. Web. 23 Aug. 2012.

Madden, Robert. “Tax Planning for the Highly Compensated.” Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03,

5.04, 5.05, 5.06. 2011. Estate Planning Library of RIA Checkpoint. Thompson

Reuters. Web.23 Aug. 2012.

Madden, Robert. “Tax Planning for the Highly Compensated.” Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03,

6.04, 7.05, 8.02, 10.02,10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 11.02, 11.10. 13.02. 2011. Estate

Planning Library of RIA Checkpoint.Thompson Reuters. Web. 23 Aug. 2012.

Madden, Robert. “Tax Planning for the Highly Compensated.” Part III Estate Planning.

Chapter 3, 10 & 13.Overview of Taxation of Wealth Transfers. Section 10.08.

Power of Attorney. Estate Planning Library of RIA Checkpoint. Thompson

Reuters. N.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

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DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS –Revocable Trust Funding Requirements

DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS – Revocable Trust Funding Requirements

By LEONARD J. DEL GALLO JR., M.S., MPAS^sm, CFP®

(www.DELGALLO.COM) Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC

According to Asperti and Peterson, some states require assets or a small cash amount to be placed in the revocable trust during the individual’s lifetime for a revocable trust to be considered a valid trust under certain state laws upon death although many states consider a revocable trust valid solely by its mere creation. Asperti and Peterson explain that if the trust maker dies without transferring property and assets into the revocable trust then the property and assets may have to go through the probate process before entering into the trust if the trust is deemed valid. A revocable trust is generally set up to avoid probate therefore not funding it defeats a primary reason for establishing the document. In a case with an unfunded revocable trust, upon the settlor’s death, a public record of the estate proceedings will show the assets going through probate and distributed to the trustee of the trust when there is a valid unfunded revocable trust. If a revocable trust is funded prior to the settler’s death, the assets within the trust do not pass under the settlor’s will or go through probate. Asperti and Peterson add that an estate plan using an unfunded revocable trust without an established pour-over will can have funding issues during the probate process. Generally, an individual would want to have a pour-over will if they are not funding the revocable trust to facilitate the transfer of assets into the trust upon death. Even with a funded revocable trust it is very likely that the deceased individual will have some assets that are not held within the revocable trust that will have to go through the probate process where a will could be beneficial.

Any questions please contact Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC by visiting our website at https://delgallo.com/. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC can arrange an educational seminar or workshop for your organization’s members and/or employees. This research commentary is intended to educate families so they may gain an introduction to a difficult planning topic and is not intended for any other purpose. Articles created by Len Del Gallo Jr., may not be copied or used without written permission from Len Del Gallo Jr.. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC and its’ representatives do not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your tax advisor or attorney for guidance on such matters and before implementing any strategies and/or updates to your planning. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor and Licensed Insurance Agency.

Works Cited

Esperti, Robert A., and Renno L. Peterson. Protect Your Estate. 2nd ed. New York:

McGraw-Hill, 2000. Print.

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DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS – Did You Miss Anything in Your Planning for a Dependent with Special Needs?

DELGALLO.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS – Did You Miss Anything in Your Planning for a Dependent with Special Needs?

By LEONARD J. DEL GALLO JR., M.S., MPAS^sm, CFP®

(www.DELGALLO.COM) Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC

Planning is critical as families try to adapt to a disability in a household, the variables change; the age; health status, needs of the disabled person, availability of insurance programs, government funding laws, availability of support programs, and employment, are a few examples. Every family has unique elements in their planning which can make it very important to seek help on many issues. Many families do not even know where to begin. Dependents are not always children and at times a parent can need help as they age. Trusted and competent advisors can provide direction, pinpoint obstacles, and provide solutions. “Disability knows no limits of age, background, or occupation”. Life planning takes time to complete and monitor but every family should explore and address all aspects that apply to their child or dependent with special needs so no critical detail is missed.

Any questions please contact Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC by visiting our website at https://delgallo.com/. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC can arrange an educational seminar or workshop for your organization’s members and/or employees. This research commentary is intended to educate families so they may gain an introduction to a difficult planning topic and is not intended for any other purpose. Articles created by Len Del Gallo Jr., may not be copied or used without written permission from Len Del Gallo Jr.. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC and its’ representatives do not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your tax advisor or attorney for guidance on such matters and before implementing any strategies and/or updates to your planning. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor and Licensed Insurance Agency. Leonard Del Gallo Jr. is also a licensed Real Estate Agent with Broker Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices NE and this real estate relationship is not affiliated with Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC.

Works Cited

Stone, Constance A. “In the Blink of an Eye: Special Needs Planning.” Journal of Financial Planning. Oct. 2006: Vol. 19, Iss.10: 64-74. Print.

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