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Day: February 26, 2015

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QLACs

DEAR GARDEN STATE TRUST COMPANY: WHAT THE HECK IS A QLAC?  IS THIS SOMETHING I NEED TO CONSIDER?  —EXPECTING RETIREMENT Dear “Expecting”, A QLAC is a “Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract.”  The idea has been in the financial press because the IRS finalized regulations on these instruments in July. A QLAC resolves two potential problems of retirement…

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Advisor Fees

DEAR GARDEN STATE TRUST COMPANY: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “FEE-ONLY” INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND A “FEE-BASED” ADVISOR?  THEY SOUND ABOUT THE SAME TO ME.  WHICH TERM APPLIES TO YOU?  —GRAMMARIAN Dear “Grammarian”, An investment advisor has two potential sources of income.  The advisor can earn commissions from the sale of securities to his or her…

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Travel Trusts

DEAR GARDEN STATE TRUST COMPANY:   I IMMIGRATED TO THIS COUNTRY FROM NORWAY AS A CHILD, AND I HAVE RELATIVES THERE WITH WHOM I REMAIN CLOSE.  ONE OF MY CHILDREN LIVES IN OSLO NOW AND MAY BE SETTLING THERE PERMANENTLY. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, I’VE HELPED FUND SOME FAMILY REUNIONS.  THE GET-TOGETHERS ALTERNATE BETWEEN…

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Social network investing?

DEAR GARDEN STATE TRUST COMPANY:   I’VE HEARD THAT SOON WE’LL BE SEEING LEGITIMATE INVESTMENT OFFERINGS ON LINKEDIN AND FACEBOOK.  IS THAT TRUE? —SOCIAL NETWORK SKEPTIC Dear “Social”, Maybe. The rules for advertising investment solicitations were overhauled in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012.  The goal was to make it easier for young…

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Split-Interest Charitable Trusts

DEAR GARDEN STATE TRUST COMPANY,  I’M GOING TO MAKE A MAJOR CHARITABLE GIFT TO MY ALMA MATER, BUT I ALSO NEED TO PROVIDE FOR MY HEIRS. HOW CAN I BALANCE THESE COMPETING INTERESTS? —BUDDING PHILANTHROPIST Dear “Budding”, Explore a split-interest charitable trust.  Such a trust has both private and charitable beneficiaries (hence, the “split”). You…

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Will Medicare cover the cost of a nursing home?

DEAR GARDEN STATE TRUST COMPANY,  MY PARENT HAS BEEN RETIRED FOR MANY YEARS AND IS BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME TROUBLE WITH LIVING INDEPENDENTLY.  WILL MEDICARE COVER ALL OR PART OF THE COST OF A NURSING HOME?  —WORRIED CHILD Dear “Worried”, No, neither Medicare nor supplemental medical insurance for retirees covers the cost of long-term care.…

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Controlling an Inheritance

DEAR GARDEN STATE TRUST COMPANY, I EXPECT TO LEAVE GENEROUS INHERITANCES TO MY GRANDCHILDREN. ALL OF THEM EXCEPT “ALAN” HAVE FAMILIES AND CAREERS AND WILL, I BELIEVE, MAKE GOOD USE OF THE MONEY. ALAN, UNFORTUNATELY, LACKS MOTIVATION. LAST YEAR HE QUIT COLLEGE AND MOVED BACK IN WITH HIS PARENTS. HE DOESN’T EXPRESS ANY INTEREST IN…

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Garden State offers a variety of trust administration and investment services to help you plan for your family’s future. Garden State Trust Company is a trust service office of Midwest Trust Company, a Kansas non-depository trust company regulated and examined by the Office of the State Banking Commissioner of Kansas.

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1390 Route 22 West, Suite 101 • Lebanon, NJ 08833
908-287-7188

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