Those families who look to preserve, protect and pass generational wealth recognize a strategic opportunity as interest rates and asset values continue a downward trend. We review wealth transfer strategies families are deploying to capture the unique benefits of these unprecedented market conditions.

The Treasury has outlined expanded deferral opportunities for O Zone funds and laid out penalties for violating those rules. We review these new rules and rewards that come two years after the Trump administration’s 2017 overhaul of our tax system, creating opportunity zones.

Congress has proposed new regulations which would provide generous tax breaks to investors in Qualified Opportunity Funds and investors that directly operate businesses in Qualified Opportunity Zones.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 includes a provision encouraging private sector investment in certain lower-income communities designated by the U.S. Treasury Department as “qualified opportunity zones”.

On December 19, 2017, the House and Senate approved final passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1). The law provides $5.5 trillion in tax cuts with $4 trillion in offsetting tax increases. This leaves a net $1.5 trillion of unfunded tax cuts.

While you may need to quickly adjust your financial “sails” occasionally to respond to unexpected life changes, there are many other events that you can prepare for in advance to make future course corrections much easier. Here’s a review of six major life events that can alter your financial plans – plus some actions you can take now to make sure you’re prepared for the future.