Friday 29 August 2014

Great Tips For Asset Protection Planning

By Marlene Blevins


Protecting assets is one of the most crucial things to do when one is already in the workforce and is trying to build his stability. Now the reason as to why protection is needed is simply because there are always going to be people who would want to attack the personal assets of another person. If one does not do proper asset protection planning, then he may lose all of his assets in one go.

Now most asset managers would all agree that the very first thing for one to do would be to increase liability insurance in order to be protected from claims. Now just in case someone would him for a claim that happens to be included in the coverage of the insurance policy, then he is safe from losses. In order to know more about this, one should consult his insurance broker.

Now a second rule when trying to protect assets would be to make sure to separate the ones for personal use and the ones for business or work. Now there will be times when there is someone who would want to attack one of them in order for them to get a lot of money. So in order for them not to get everything, then one has to make sure to separate the two so if one gets attacked, the other one still is alive.

Now many of those who are in the field of finance would advise people to never have a joint account whether it would be with a spouse or with a family member. If he were to have a joint account, he should keep it separate from another personal account. This is to make sure that they will have their assets protected in case there would be a divorce or an issue that would involve the court.

Another thing he can do to make sure that this does not happen to him would be to keep the balance low. Now if he were to put majority of his cash into another account, not much will be taken from the joint account in the event. This way, one can still have a joint account with his spouse and still protect himself.

Now if one is a landlord and has a piece of property that people are renting, he has to also be careful there. Now there are going to be times when a tenant would try to attack the landlord in order to get all the assets of the landlord. In order for the landlord to protect himself from that, he may create a business entity and make the business entity manage the rental property so that anyone who sues him will be suing the business instead.

One rule in asset protection would be to never bank on bankruptcy. Although sometimes it is a strategy to wipe off debts, it does not always go the way one would want it to. If he would declare bankruptcy, then he better not except his assets to not get touched along the way.

So if one would want to protect all of his assets, he must take note of these things. Now he has to act fast and early if he would want to put up guards. If he acts late, then someone might already be plotting against him.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment