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Savvy Estate Planning — 151 episodes

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Retiring in California: How Does it Work and Is it for You?

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How to put REAL ESTATE and BANK ACCOUNTS in a Living Trust!

3

Estate Planning for Homeowners With PROP 19: Some GOOD News

4

Income Tax Reduction Strategies for Professionals & 1099 Earners

5

How to Pass on Real Estate Under Prop 19

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Home & Family Farm Owners: CA PROP 19 Strategies to SAVE Prop 13 Tax Caps

7

Millennials & Their Families: HOT Estate Planning Topics

8

Top Seven Estate Planning Strategies to GUARD Family Harmony

9

Inheritance STRATEGIES for Your Wealthy Children

10

Inheritance Planning? Are YOU Ready to Inherit?

11

Selling or Merging a Law Practice in California

12

Can Income Tax Planning Lower Your Income Taxes?

13

Building a Sellable Law Firm!

14

Estate Tax Exemption Sunset 2026: Portability and IDGT Explained

15

How to Buy Out a Sibling and Avoid Prop 19 Reassessment!

16

Income Tax Reduction Strategies for Professionals & 1099 Earners

17

Medi-Cal Changes in 2026: Plan Before It’s Too Late

18

Maximize Charitable Giving and Cut Taxes!

19

The Hidden Tax Break in U.S. Energy

20

Retiring Abroad vs Retiring in California!

21

Estate Planning for a $1 Million Dollar Estate

22

Get Your Will, Trust and Business in Order: New Year, New Plan

23

How ADUs and Prop 19 Work Together for Estate Lawyers

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How Long does Probate Take?... a LONG Time!

25

Dying Without a Will EXPLAINED!

26

Prop 19 Loopholes! How to Keep Low Prop 13 Taxes

27

95% Tax on Inherited IRAs and How to AVOID it!

28

What Happens to Real Estate Without Planning?

29

CA Prop 19: REAL EXAMPLES of Impacts on Property Taxes!

30

Financial Success in 2026: Economic Trends Insights

31

Estate Planning for Second Marriages in California

32

TYPES OF TRUSTS: Irrevocable vs Revocable Trusts?

33

What is Power of Attorney? Why are there so many?

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How do Attorneys Charge?

35

Retiring in California: Financial Planning & RMD Strategies

36

Insider Tips for Financial Freedom

37

Revocable Living Trust: Why You NEED One

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How to set up a charitable trust!

39

What Homeowners Should Know about Prop 19

40

Small Business Lawyer: Do You NEED One?

41

10 Mistakes Business Owners Make

42

The LLC Advantage: Liability Protection!

43

A Secret Weapon Against Taxes and Creditor Threats...Trusts!

44

What is Probate? Unmask the Hidden Threat to Your Estate!

45

Revocable Trusts for Families, Pets & Special Needs

46

Inside A Legal Consult! What Happens When You Meet a Lawyer?

47

Irrevocable Trusts for Asset Protection (with examples)!

48

The Big Beautiful Bill EXPLAINED!

49

California Retirement Pitfalls to LOOK OUT For!

50

Remarried? Blended Family? CRITICAL Estate Planning Issues

51

Capital Gains is a HIDDEN Death Tax!

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Build Back Better TAX PLANNING 62.1% Tax Rate!

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Hidden Taxes When You Inherit

54

Difference between a Trust and a Will!

55

Do you have a GOOD Living Trust?

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Family Estate Plan MEETING: CA PROP 19 Inheritance Tips

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Inheritance STRATEGIES for Your Wealthy Children

58

ANALYSIS for Estate, Financial Planning 2021: New Laws in CA

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Strategic Financial & Estate CHOICES at Age 60, 70, or 80: Retirement

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Hiring Caregivers for Parents in CA: BEWARE Liability, Risk

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Community Property VS Separate Property? - Estate Problems

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Will My Spouse and Kids Inherit Everything?

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What to do with Real Estate in a Living Trust?

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Why should you RETIRE in California?

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How to CUT Your Tax Bill When Selling Real Property

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Why RETIRING IN CALIFORNIA May Actually Be a Smart Idea

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Is Adding Your Child to Your Title a Bad Idea?

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Don't Get Trapped: Spotting the Signs of a BAD Living Trust

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RETHINK Your California Retirement Planning Strategy

70

How to Screw Up an Estate: Will and Trust Disasters

71

Top 10 MISTAKES Handling Aging Parents’ Affairs: Estate Planning Tips!

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PROTECT a Child’s INHERITANCE from Future Ex-Spouse: Estate Planning Tips!

73

What is an AB Trust?

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5 Top Strategies to AVOID Death Taxes

75

Prop 13 California: How it Benefits us Today

76

Advanced Strategies to Lower YOUR Income Taxes: Tax Tips!

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How to Buy Out Sibling & PRESERVE Prop 13 if Parents Pass: Prop 19

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CA PROP 19 LEGAL STRATEGIES: Preserve CA Prop 13 Estate Planning

79

ADVANCED Tax Strategies-- Successes & Catastrophes

80

LEAVE California to Retire? Is the Grass Really Greener? TIP

81

Savvy Estate Planning: Avoid the Top 10 MISTAKES

82

Joint vs Separate Living Trust: What’s Right for YOU

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Savvy Estate Planning: Avoid the Top 10 MISTAKES

84

What Do I Do If I SUDDENLY Become a Successor Trustee?

85

Special Needs Trusts: A Lifeline for Your Loved One's Future

86

Multi-Generational Estate Planning: LONG-TERM TIPS

87

What is Estate Planning? Avoid Probate, Save Taxes & Protect Your Legacy

88

How Do Trusts WORK?

89

Real Estate Investing... NOT in California!

90

Selling a Family Business? Don’t Ignore Tax Issues!

91

What NOT to Put in Your Living Trust

92

How Can Successor Trustees Get PAID?

93

How to Best Own Investment Real Estate: LLCs, Joint Tenancy, Trusts?

94

What is a Living Trust? Living Trusts EXPLAINED

95

Strategies to Help Your Child BUY A HOME: Gift, Title, Will & Trust

96

Gifting Money to Family: Savvy Estate Planning

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How Wealthy People Structure Estates to Reduce Taxes

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CA Prop 19 URGENT Property Owner Actions: Save Your Prop 13!

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How to Avoid and Defer Capital Gains Tax

100

Do Your Adult Children Know WHAT TO DO When You Die?

101

How to PREPARE Financially for the Death of a Spouse

102

Navigating PROBATE from JUDGE'S PERSPECTIVE: Estate Planning

103

ADVANCED Estate Planning for High Net Worth Families: Tax Tips

104

Donor Advised Funds vs Private Foundations

105

Asset Protection in CA: NEW ERA in PRPs, Homestead Exemption

106

When Should You Have a Comprehensive Financial Plan?

107

Taxes be GONE: Charitable Trusts, Giving in Estate Planning

108

2026 Estate Tax Exemption Sunset: Opportunities and Risks for Your Estate Plan

109

What If My Spouse Remarries? Protecting Your Kids After You’re Gone

110

When and How to PROBATE Real Estate Properties in California!

111

Trust Administration Attorney: What is it and Do You REALLY Need an Expert?

112

Estate Planning Documents CRITICAL By 55 - Avoid Squabbles

113

AB Trusts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

114

How to Leave Your Kids a Fortune Without Ruining Their Lives!

115

What is a Trust Protector and Do I NEED One? Estate Planning Tips

116

Trustees AT RISK – How to Avoid Being Sued or Even Jailed

117

Uncover Hidden Traps in Your Living Trust: Virtual WORKSHOP!

118

Passive Income Streams: Thinking beyond real estate

119

Prop 19 California: What is it?

120

Oil and Gas Investing is A Tax Mitigation Strategy

121

Business Owners: KEY Estate & Tax Planning Issues

122

Hidden Legal TRAPS for California Residential Rental Landlords: Real Estate Tips

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Dying WITHOUT a Will: Intestate Succession California

124

What is the cost of probate in California?

125

What to DO with Real Estate After Somebody Dies?

126

Roles of People Named in a Trust: Trustees, Beneficiaries, & More

127

Independent Trustee: Should you have one for your Living Trust?

128

What Will Updating a Living Trust Cost and WHY?

129

Dynasty Trusts: Not Just for the Super Rich!

130

Funding a Living Trust: 5 Ways!

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How to ADMINISTER a Trust After Loved One Dies: Step-by-Step Guide

132

What HAPPENS in a Trust After Death or Incapacity?

133

Trust Administration Checklist CALIFORNIA

134

Using an LLC for Real Estate Investing: The Ultimate Guide

135

LLC vs Corporation: Which Is BEST for My Business?

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Why & HOW to Use an LLC for Real Estate Investing in CA

137

The True Cost of RETIRING in California: What You Need To Know

138

FUNDAMENTALS to Get Started on a Living Trust: Estate Tips!

139

Prop 19 Loopholes: Setting Your Family Up for Prop 13 Success

140

Probate Process From Start To Finish

141

Estate Planning for Widows & Widowers: When Your Spouse Dies

142

Right and Wrong Things to Do When You INHERIT Money

143

Retiring in California: Pros and Cons

144

The Top Ten Estate Planning MISTAKES: Avoid Disaster! Tips

145

Living Trust COST and WHY?

146

California Probate: Costs, Navigation, and Probate Alternatives

147

Settling a Trust After Death: Dissolving a Trust!

148

What to DO with Real Estate After Somebody Dies?

149

Difference between a Trust and a Will!

150

Why You Shouldn’t Add Your Child to Your Title on Your House

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How Much Does a Living Trust Cost in 2025?