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McManus’ Insight on Modern Estate Planning Featured in NJBIZ Wealth Issue

Last week, McManus & Associates Founding Principal John O. McManus was featured in NJBIZ‘s Wealth Issue. The piece, “A GUIDING HAND – McManus: Estate planning is increasingly complex,” includes a Q&A with John and highlights his insights on trends in how the ultra-wealthy protect their assets and their families.
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A GUIDING HAND: McManus: Estate planning is increasingly complex

By NJBIZ STAFF, July 7, 2016 at 10:29 AM

John McManus has spent more than 25 years as a guiding hand for high net worth families and individuals, but it was an experience with his own family that helped shape his career.

New Jersey Newsroom: “A tax tip that can save you thousands”

Warren Boroson

Warren Boroson – author of more than 20 books, including “J.K. Lasser’s How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett,” and whose articles have appeared in publications like Reader’s Digest and New York Times Magazine – recently turned to McManus & Associates Founding Principal and top AV-rated Attorney John O. McManus to talk strategies for the looming Fiscal Cliff and rising taxes that 2013 will likely bring.

Boroson’s article “A tax tip that can save you thousands,” published by New Jersey Newsroom, is based on John’s foresight and guidance. Here’s an excerpt:

The gift tax exemption will likely be reduced next year, so something that well-to-do people should consider doing, McManus suggests, is setting up a trust to put assets into, to protect those assets from Uncle Sam. These trusts will give you “flexibility, control, and access.”

To learn more about what you can expect in terms of gift-tax rates and tax benefits “when the battle about the so-called Fiscal Cliff is over,” check out Boroson’s full column to read John’s expert insight: http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/economy/a-tax-tip-that-can-save-you-thousands