PRESIDENT'S LETTER

June Issue

• What you will learn from the June 19th program
• What you learned from the last program on May 15th
• Component #10 of 10 for "Making Good Judgments"
• Our wonderful 'Gold Sponsors' for 2012-2013:
  • Past Chapter President, Debbie Stillahn & Ash Brokerage,
  • Barbara Schneiderman & Quest Health Action
  • Rod Clift & S.O.I.
• President's Letter sponsor: Scott Greiner, et al. from Moye White

 

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PROGRAMS [from 2011 - 2012]

May 15th: Barbara Martin-Worley, MA

Download Barbara Martin-Worley’s handout: "Outfoxing the Predators: Preventing Elder Exploitation"

• Recognize the different types of financial fraudulences against the elderly.
• Who should report and how to report based on "Colorado’s Reporting Statues" for elderly financial abuse.
• Learn the impact that financial elder fraud has on its victims [the elderly, family members, and others]
• Learn how these cases are investigated and prosecuted.

April 17th: Panel Discussion on Case Studies [prepared by Board member, Steve Owens, JD]

Download Case Studies handout

Download Summary of Panel Discussion from Cases #1, #2, and #3

Panel presenters [in alaphabetical order (last name)]: Doug Dixon, CPA; Lyle domenitz, LUTCH, RFP; Bob Green, JD, ChFC; Scott Greiner, LLM [Tax]; Ryan Hume, CLU, ChFC, CASL; and Melissa Sugar, JD, LLM

• Problem solving concepts and contents from the disciplines of legal, tax, risk management [insurance], and investments.
• Applying practical knowledge based on practical applicaitons from the view-oints of the panel presenters and from the audience's participation. 

 

March 20th: Bill Kirschner, MS (in Accounting), CPA

Download Bill Kirschner's handout: "Evaluating Continuing Care Retirement Communities [CCRCs]"

• Common terminologies that advisors MUST understand in order to appropriately compate the different communities.
• The 4-major critical aspects that all astute advisors need to know about the residency agreements
• Assessing CCRCs using 3-major categories of data: Business Models, Oversight, and Financial Stability

February 21st: April Caudill, JD, CLU, ChFC, AEP

Download April Caudill's handout "Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits"

• The unique characteristics that make your clients' IRAs and qualified plan assets different from other assets
• Special planning techniques for your clients to optimize their individual and trust beneficiary designations
• Strategies for your clients who want to use retirement assets to meet their charitable goals

January 17th: Daniel "Dan" B. Seff, CPA, and Dan Kielek

Download Dan Seff's and Dan Kielek's handouts: "2012 Income Tax Laws, Tips and Planning"

• Recent legislation affecting 2012.
• Tax tips and planning for individuals and businesses
• Estate and gift taxes
• State tax issues and planning

December 20th: Timothy "Tim" J. Belber, JD

Download Tim Belber's handouts: "Charitable and Legacy Planning"

• The issues and opportunities of the family philanthropic landscape in 2011 and 2012.
• The important role that you, as the family's advisor, play in using philanthropy as part of the family's legacy plan.
• Specific tools that are simple and effective for having a conversation around the power of philanthropy.
• The role that life insurance plays as a financial instrument uniquely suited for a long-term legacy of philanthropy.

November 15th: Ilana [spelled ilana] Gorback & David Richards, Wealth Strategies Group, LLC

Download ilana's and David's handouts: "Planning for Disability"

• Your advantage points knowing: The crucial structures about disability income [DI] policies and the optional benefit riders for your individual and business owner clients
• The most common misconceptions about underwriting to avoid thay may likely affect your DI discussions with your clients and their planning decisions
• Key factors to focus on and the language to use for [prospective] client recommendations