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By Julie Bennett Iannuzzi,Zach Faulds A top estate planning pro explains why most deathbed gifts are a bad idea in this video Q&A. He also walks us through some examples and provides other estate planning strategies. Are deathbed gifts ever a good financial decision? “While there are always exceptions, the truth is that in the vast majority of cases it is a bad idea to transfer assets out of a person’s name just before death”, says Jamie Hargrove, an attorney, CPA, and estate planning expert. Hargrove says, “Consequently, even though an estate is ‘taxable’, there really are no taxes due. There…