Understand estate and charitable planning as part of developing a comprehensive and practical financial plan for your clients. By learning the essentials of both estate planning and charitable planning, you can help your clients create such plans and understand all of the necessary considerations therein.

Learn first the historical context of estate taxation in the United States, so that you can understand how the current environment has evolved.

Then, through real-life scenarios and practical guidance, explore the following topics:

- The fundamentals of estate planning, including probate and typical deductions and exclusions
- Estate planning documents, including wills, revocable trusts, power ofattorney, living wills, and advanced health care directives
- Estate tax calculation, starting with the gross estate and covering deductions and adjustments
- The flow of funds in estates, including general power in an irrevocable trust; Crummey powers; health, education, maintenance, and support standards; and 5 or 5 power