In Focardi v. Commissioner,1 the Tax Court has once again shown a taxpayer the door in the case of a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) with a revocable annuity payable to the grantor and the grantor's spouse2 (a two-life annuity). The Tax...
Finally, some good news for Morgan Stanley’s retail brokerage. The unit reported strong second-quarter gains Wednesday, including an impressive surge in advisor productivity, which hit an all-time record for the firm.