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    Estate Planning in St. Petersburg

    Protect Your Family · Tax-Efficient Transfers

    Estate planning is a foundational discipline for any household with real property, qualified retirement accounts, or named beneficiaries. Advanced Capital Management designs the financial and insurance components of the estate plan and coordinates with the client's attorney and CPA to ensure cohesive execution across legal, tax, and benefit structures.

    Florida Estate Planning Stats — 2026

    2026 federal estate tax exemption

    $13.99M

    2026 federal estate tax exemption

    Florida state estate tax

    $0

    Florida state estate tax

    Florida inheritance tax

    $0

    Florida inheritance tax

    Life insurance death benefit

    Tax-Free

    Life insurance death benefit

    Sources: LIMRA Q1 2026, AnnuityAdvantage rate survey, ACM internal data.

    Family protected through estate planning in St. Petersburg

    Coordinated Wealth Transfer

    ACM advises clients on beneficiary designation strategy, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) funding, and tax-efficient asset transfer mechanics — designed to maximize the value transferred to heirs while minimizing probate exposure and estate tax incidence.

    The firm coordinates directly with the client's estate attorney and CPA to ensure that wills, trusts, beneficiary forms, and insurance policies function as an integrated system rather than discrete instruments.

    Estate Planning Services

    • Beneficiary designation review and remediation
    • ILIT structuring and life insurance funding coordination
    • Tax-efficient asset transfer strategy
    • Direct coordination with estate attorneys and CPAs
    • Multi-generational legacy planning
    Estate planning consultation at ACM

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is estate planning?
    Estate planning is the structured arrangement of asset management and distribution following death or incapacity. The discipline encompasses wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, life insurance positioning, and tax-efficient transfer mechanics.
    Do I need an estate plan if I don't have a lot of money?
    Yes. Any household with real estate, retirement accounts, or dependents requires an estate plan. In the absence of one, Florida intestate succession law dictates asset distribution — often inconsistent with the decedent's actual intent.
    Does ACM write wills and trusts?
    Advanced Capital Management does not draft legal instruments. The firm coordinates directly with the client's estate attorney and CPA to ensure beneficiary designations, insurance policies, trust structures, and retirement accounts function as a cohesive whole. ACM administers the financial and insurance components of the estate plan.
    What is a life insurance trust?
    An Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) removes the life insurance death benefit from the insured's taxable estate, preserving estate tax exemption capacity for other assets. ACM coordinates ILIT funding and policy ownership in conjunction with the client's estate attorney.

    Coordinate the Financial Components of Your Estate Plan

    Schedule a complimentary 20-minute review to evaluate beneficiary designations, life insurance positioning, and wealth transfer mechanics.

    Engage a Coordinated Retirement Strategy

    Schedule a complimentary 20-minute benefits review. Advanced Capital Management will assess your current position and outline guaranteed, insurance-based solutions calibrated to your objectives.

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