Most Americans who are getting ready to retire today have the bulk of their savings in the form of various retirement plans. It is important to understand how those assets would pass to your loved ones upon your death. There are very intricate rules with respect to estate and income taxation of those assets on the death of the person who was the primary contributor to the plan. It may possible to minimize income tax exposure or to defer part of it if a spouse or others are your intended heirs but it has to be done following complex set of IRA-trust rules imposed by the government. We will work with you to make sure that your pension account custodians understand and properly process your requests for beneficiary designations. We will also work for you to ensure that you have certain vehicles ready to accept your plans after your death.