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Protecting Clients from Fraud, Incompetence and Scams

by Lance Wallach

Wiley | February 22, 2010 | Hardcover

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Protect your clients - and yourself - from all kinds of financial chicanery and stupidity with this vital new book

It doesn''t matter if a financial error was made because of malice or ignorance - the end result is that you lose money. Luckily, you don''t have to sit idly and take it. If you have Protecting Clients from Fraud, Incompetence and Scams, you can identify and avoid the dysfunctional sectors of the financial industry, steer clear of the fallout from the Madoff Era, and guide your clients to real, healthy, sustainable returns. This powerful book

Pinpoints dysfunctional sectors within the financial industry and offers advice against frauds and scammers
Shows how a team approach to asset management can ward off financial predators
Offers practical strategies and tools to combat client risk for Risk and Asset Management

Offering insightful information to protect your clients from all sorts of frauds and incompetence, this essential guide equips you with tips and techniques to spot the red flags of fraud and prevent it before it starts.

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Vanguard Recognizes Interest In Annuities
From Financial Advisor Magazine - September 15, 2010Vanguard, the Valley Forge, Pa.-based investment company, has launched a Web-based service
that lets individuals compare fixed immediate annuities issued by leading insurance companies.

Vanguard Annuity Access, powered by Hueler Companies’ Income Solutions platform, also
offers deferred fixed annuity quotes. Vanguard joins more than a dozen Web sites listed on
“Google” that provide immediate annuity quotes to investors.... more

The New Law Guarantees A Substantial FineThe bill reducing fines for improperly or not filing under 6707A has passed. That sigh of relief you heard last week might have come from
people participating in the plans named above, or anything seeking tax relief that is similar to them – what the IRS calls a listed transaction.
People think that Congress bailed them out of trouble for participation in such transactions, and that the excessive fines that were being
imposed are now a thing of the past. While the situation is certainly better than it was for some people, and while I do not want to rain on
anyone’s parade, you are still in Disasterville, and the next to last bus out just left....... more

IRS Hiring Agents In Abusive Transactions GroupOctober 27, 2010

Here it is. Here is your proof of my predictions. Perhaps you didn’t believe me when I told you the IRS was coming after what it has deemed
“abusive transactions,” but here it is, right from the IRS’s own job posting. If you were involved with a 419e, 412i, listed transaction, abusive
tax shelter, Section 79, or captive, and you haven’t yet approached an expert for help with your situation, you had better do it now, before the
notices start piling up on your desk.......more

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A few years ago, I testified as an expert witness in a case where a physician was in an abusive 40l(k) plan with life insurance. It had a
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By Lance Wallach

The IRS started auditing § 419 plans in the 1990s, and then continued going after § 412(i) and other plans that they
considered abusive, listed, or reportable transactions, or substantially similar to such transactions. If an IRS audit
disallows the § 419 plan or the § 412(i) plan, not only does the taxpayer lose the deduction and pay interest and
penalties, but then the IRS comes back under IRC 6707A and imposes large fines for not properly filing. ...Read More.

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Life Insurance

In many of Lance Wallachs CPE books he discusses 412i or 412e3 and listed transactions.

One day when you were complaining about what you pay the government, your cousin Tilly suggested that she knew a life insurance agent who could help you with your taxes. You met with him, you listened to his pitch about a deferred benefit plan, and you asked a lot of questions. He suggested a 412i plan, whatever that is. From the initial description it sounded as if you would have to fund retirement for your rotating staff which you weren’t interested in doing, but he told you that he could arrange an executive carve out. You really didn’t have the income to fund it initially but he convinced you to sell your investment real estate, declare your gain as ordinary income, and then buy the plan to offset that.

You’ve been hearing that the IRS is after “listed transactions” and you’re worried. Suddenly you’re having a tough time having cousin Tilly’s friend return your calls. The insurance company whose products fund your plan has taken your calls, but for the fourth time in as many months a representative has promised to get back to you. Honest he will!

You have gone to a new accountant and you learn that the plan was unsuited for you, it was formed improperly, and it’s going to cost you a lot more money than you have to pay the IRS not to mention the accountant and the actuary to sort it all out. Now you are worried that the problems may wipe out your retirement nest-egg and keep you working years longer than you intended.

Fortunately, there are ways to provide for your retirement that can afford you tax benefits while creating a solid retirement fund for your future so that you won’t have to be “that doctor”. However, getting there doesn’t necessarily start with cousin Tilly’s insurance agent friend or the “financial planner” you met on the golf course. If you want to avoid problems in your retirement plans, there are some things you should do.

Educate yourself. When you need a new car, do you go to your dry cleaner’s brother who is a car salesman to tell you what you want? Of course not. You choose some cars that interest you, you study them, and then you work with dealers to get the best car for you at the best deal. Why should your retirement planning be different? There are many types of financial advisors. There are also different types of retirement plans available and one is probably more suitable for your current financial capabilities and retirement needs. A great and easy tool is the IRS Retirement Plans Navigator.www.retirementplans.irs.gov.
Then find a financial advisor. There are lots of folks who want to sell you their retirement services: insurance agents, accountants, lawyers, stockbrokers and financial planners. Do research about them, search the internet, read about them, contact local professional associations, and use similar resources.
Interview potential advisors. There are a number of things you will want to find out, but one question is paramount – are you a fee-only advisor? A fee-only financial advisor is compensated solely by you the customer and not by some mega insurance company or broker for selling you their products. Advisors paid by insurance companies or brokers are not necessarily bad. But they do have a built-in conflict of interest you should recognize going into the relationship – they are only paid when they sell you something marketed by a company they write for. The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors provides an easy way to search for fee-only advisors. www.napfa.org.
When you choose an advisor, ask to see plan alternatives. Not all retirem

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