by Christine | Apr 12, 2013 | Asset Protection |
It is, of course, painfully difficult to call what Reed and Cohen put together anything like valid asset protection planning. Sadly, at a certain low level this is the standard of practice, such as it is, that goes on with mass-marketed asset protection planning....
by Christine | Apr 11, 2013 | Art, Estate Planning, Illiquid Assets |
Despite Mr. Simpson’s collection of museum-quality art, some of it housed in the Manhattan gallery he owned, which is now under lock and key, his family said it lacked the money for a burial. A million dollars worth of art is quite a collection! But this...
by Christine | Apr 10, 2013 | Estate Planning, LIfe Insurance |
Rather than talk with a high-pressure insurance agent, you might be tempted to simply start plugging numbers into one of the many life insurance needs calculators out there on the Internet. But even if one asks all the right questions, it can be tough to decide the...
by Christine | Apr 9, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law |
In hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, pharmacies and insurance companies, professionals may cite Hipaa as a reason to restrict information. Some patients even have trouble accessing their own health records, supposedly because of the privacy law. We tend to...
by Christine | Apr 8, 2013 | Estate Planning, Inheritance |
The ugly truth is money can’t buy love. But it can be used to try to hurt the people you say you love. When planning your estate, you may want to assess the “fairness” of the inheritance you plan to leave behind and any potential hurt feelings along the way. You see,...
