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Protecting parents from financial scams: practical safeguards that actually work
Chad Holmes Chad Holmes

Protecting parents from financial scams: practical safeguards that actually work

This guide explains how to protect aging parents from financial scams with practical, caregiver-friendly safeguards. You will learn how to use account alerts, view-only access, trusted contacts, and credit freezes, as well as resilient bill-pay structures and record-keeping. It also covers early signs of cognitive changes, conversation scripts that preserve dignity, and a rapid-response checklist if fraud occurs, all within a broader family planning context.

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Inheritance Tax Planning
Chad Holmes Chad Holmes

Inheritance Tax Planning

Inheritance tax planning for multigenerational families from fee-only fiduciary advisors at Formula Wealth, coordinating taxes, estates and gifting.

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Is POA Valid After Death?
Chad Holmes Chad Holmes

Is POA Valid After Death?

Learn whether POA is valid after death and what happens to accounts, plus how Formula Wealth supports powers of attorney, executors, and heirs.

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Estate structuring made simple: wills, trusts, and beneficiaries for multigenerational families
Chad Holmes Chad Holmes

Estate structuring made simple: wills, trusts, and beneficiaries for multigenerational families

This guide explains how wills, revocable trusts, account titling, TOD/POD instructions, and beneficiary designations can work together across two generations. You will learn how to reduce probate, avoid common estate planning mistakes, use tools like ILITs when appropriate, coordinate taxes on inheritances, and prepare adult children to confidently manage and protect family assets.

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Midyear Money Check for Caregivers: Taxes, IRMAA, and Withdrawal Sequencing
Chad Holmes Chad Holmes

Midyear Money Check for Caregivers: Taxes, IRMAA, and Withdrawal Sequencing

This guide walks caregivers through a focused midyear money review, from estimating AGI and projecting IRMAA exposure to optimizing withdrawal sequencing across taxable, IRA, and Roth accounts. You will also map parents’ cash-flow needs, plan charitable bunching and QCDs, and see where investment management and Roth conversion strategy fit into a coordinated family plan.

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Best Financial Advisors in Fairhope, AL (2026 Guide)
Chad Holmes Chad Holmes

Best Financial Advisors in Fairhope, AL (2026 Guide)

If you’re early in retirement and starting to think beyond just your portfolio… that’s usually the moment when the right kind of planning starts to matter a lot more.

And picking the right advisor starts to matter a lot more too.

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