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The need to protect them
against the financial consequences of parental death usually ends.
Parents have often reached the peak of their earning potential
and salary increases begin to slow in the years before retirement. If
professional advice had been sought earlier on, plans would now be
maturing and releasing capital and income for immediate use or further
investment. This is also the period in life when people are most
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likely to receive legacies from their own parents or other relatives. This is the
final opportunity to bolster pension funds and preserve a standard of
living in retirement. If nothing has been planned earlier, this is the
moment for arranging the disposal of estates at death. Professional
financial advice to mitigate the effects of inheritance tax should be
sought and existing arrangements for this purpose reviewed. |