by Christine | Feb 16, 2012 | Charitable Foundation, Charitable Giving, Charitable Trust, Estate Planning |
This Year's Most Generous Billionaire Philanthropist Has Been Dead Since 2006 It’s pretty impressive to top the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s 50 most generous donors, but it just defies the imagination to make the list 5 years after passing away....
by Christine | Feb 14, 2012 | Divorce, Estate Planning, Trusts |
Not all trusts are created equal, especially when it comes to protection in a divorce. Trusts are like pocket knives, in a way. Even a fairly basic pocket knife can make your life immensely easier, especially in a pinch, but a particularly well built and expansive...
by Christine | Feb 9, 2012 | Estate Planning, Estate Tax |
The fate of the federal estate tax likely lies in the results of the next election. Here are the most probable scenarios. If you’ve been following the political saga of the estate tax over the past few years then you know it’s coming to a head… again. In fact, the...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2012 | Estate Planning, Same Sex Couples |
Same-sex couples who might be thinking of getting married [following suit with Rep. Barney Frank] should understand something that needs no explaining to Frank, co-author of the Dodd-Frank Bill to regulate the banking industry: that whether marriage will be a...
by Christine | Feb 7, 2012 | Estate Planning |
More than half a million cryopreserved embryos are now in storage somewhere in the United States. An unknown but far greater number of sperm donors have also made deposits that could be used for an expanding array of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Putting...
by Christine | Feb 2, 2012 | Charitable Giving, Estate Planning |
“If you’re wealthy, you set up your own private foundation. You get a deduction now, but you don’t have to give it all away right away. You can do it in a much more leisurely way.” It’s hard to comment on the recent outpouring of information about presidential hopeful...
