Karen Donovan

Lawyers often see family members get ugly over assets. Rarely, though, does the nastiness literally explode, sending one of the parties to meet his maker. But that's exactly what happened in the case of Dr. Nicholas...

Fundraising professionals and financial advisors to nonprofits know the Wealth Transfer as shorthand for estimates by two academics at Boston College's Social Welfare Research Institute, who predicted in an October...

In October 2005, Google.org -- the philanthropic arm of the audacious search engine company -- announced it would give not only to nonprofits, but also to companies that accomplish some social good. Google, whose...

Kodak. IBM. Coca-Cola. The names are corporate icons. And these blue-chip stocks, if held in the portfolio of any trust, once meant a life of quiet contentment for both trustees and beneficiaries. No more. There's...

ON ITS WEB SITE, THE NASD SAYS THE HEART OF ITS MISSION IS TO ENFORCE SECURITIES LAWS IN A VIGOROUS, FAIR AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. ASK ANY BROKER/DEALER EXECUTIVE OR COMPLIANCE CHIEF AND THEY WOULD LIKELY GROAN, VIGOROUS...

In the past, almost any violation by a rep resulted in a fine. Only in the most extreme cases were severe measures, like suspension and expulsion, used. Break a rule, be found guilty, write a check without admitting...

On Nov. 5, when SEC Chairman William Donaldson addressed the Securities Industry Association's annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., it was an uncomfortable moment for brokerage executives. Donaldson recited a...

I recall a 1998 Life in Hell cartoon by Matt Groening. ÒDo you sincerely want to live forever at a price you can afford?Ó reads a sign. ÒThen bring your head down to Akbar Ôn JeffÕs Cryonics...