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Goldstein & Co. Financial Protection Independent. SoCal + statewide. Goldstein & Co. Independent advisory - our loyalty is to you. We never recommend a change unless it's a clear improvement.

We protect the money you worked a lifetime for - guaranteed retirement income, legacy and spousal protection, long-term-care planning, and capital-gains deferral (Sec. 453) when you sell a business or property. helps families protect their retirement savings and the people who depend on them: guaranteed lifetime income, spousal and survivor protection, long-term-care solutions, and structured installment sales (IRC Sec. 453) to defer the tax on a major sale. goldsteinco.net

10/22/2026

Why Is Price Last When Picking the Best Term Life Insurance?

Why price ranks last for term life.

Full review and a free policy review: link in the first comment.

Education, not tax or legal advice.
Hans Goldstein, CA Insurance License #4273294, NPN 20602398. Goldstein & Co. LLC dba Goldstein Insurance Services. AI-narrated.

Federal capital gains. State income tax. A 3.8% surtax. Depreciation recapture. All four land on the same dollar, in the...
10/22/2026

Federal capital gains. State income tax. A 3.8% surtax. Depreciation recapture. All four land on the same dollar, in the same year.

On a California sale the combined rate routinely clears 40%. Spreading the gain over several years does not make any of these disappear - it changes how much of your gain meets them at the very top.

Link in the first comment.

Before any strategy, know your real number: sale price minus cost basis, adjusted for depreciation. THAT gain, not the s...
10/22/2026

Before any strategy, know your real number: sale price minus cost basis, adjusted for depreciation. THAT gain, not the sale price, is what you're deferring.

Bring those figures to a 15-minute call and I'll show you lump-sum tax vs. a structured installment sale side by side, against your actual deal. No retainer. The carrier compensates the broker, not you.

What are you thinking of selling this year?

https://goldsteinco.net/structured-installment-sale/

10/21/2026

When Does a Term Life Conversion Window Close? Age 70 Rule

Your conversion window can close early.

Full review and a free policy review: link in the first comment.

Education, not tax or legal advice.
Hans Goldstein, CA Insurance License #4273294, NPN 20602398. Goldstein & Co. LLC dba Goldstein Insurance Services. AI-narrated.

10/20/2026

Which IUL Pays Living Benefits Dollar for Dollar? Corebridge

Living benefits that pay dollar for dollar.

Full review and a free policy review: link in the first comment.

Education, not tax or legal advice.
Hans Goldstein, CA Insurance License #4273294, NPN 20602398. Goldstein & Co. LLC dba Goldstein Insurance Services. AI-narrated.

A retired couple sold a rental, paid the capital gains tax, and two years later their Medicare premiums went up by thous...
10/20/2026

A retired couple sold a rental, paid the capital gains tax, and two years later their Medicare premiums went up by thousands. Nobody had mentioned it.

A large gain in one year raises income for more than just income tax. It triggers the 3.8% investment income surtax, and Medicare looks back two years to set your premium. The bill arrives long after the sale is forgotten.

Link in the first comment.

One giant gain complicates everything: IRMAA Medicare surcharges, estimated taxes, estate planning. A structured install...
10/20/2026

One giant gain complicates everything: IRMAA Medicare surcharges, estimated taxes, estate planning. A structured installment sale turns that spike into a level, predictable stream.

Even high earners use it just for the smoothing, defer the tax AND simplify the whole picture. If you've got a large sale coming, the calm of a level income surface is worth more than people expect.

https://goldsteinco.net/high-income-structured-installment-sale/

10/19/2026

Which States Have Low Estate Tax Thresholds for an ILIT?

Your estate tax test is a projection.

Full review and a free policy review: link in the first comment.

Education, not tax or legal advice.
Hans Goldstein, CA Insurance License #4273294, NPN 20602398. Goldstein & Co. LLC dba Goldstein Insurance Services. AI-narrated.

10/18/2026

Did the Court Punish an ILIT Trustee Who Swapped Policies?

The court backed this trustee anyway.

Full review and a free policy review: link in the first comment.

Education, not tax or legal advice.
Hans Goldstein, CA Insurance License #4273294, NPN 20602398. Goldstein & Co. LLC dba Goldstein Insurance Services. AI-narrated.

10/17/2026

Does an IUL 0% Floor Mean Your Cash Value Can't Drop?

What the IUL floor really protects.

Full review and a free policy review: link in the first comment.

Education, not tax or legal advice.
Hans Goldstein, CA Insurance License #4273294, NPN 20602398. Goldstein & Co. LLC dba Goldstein Insurance Services. AI-narrated.

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