The Perfect Storm?The Perfect Storm?
It’s brewing on the estate-planning horizon, and clients and their advisors may be heading directly into it
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Although it was more than a decade ago, I still remember vividly how I felt while watching “The Perfect Storm,” a film about a tragic confluence of events off the North Atlantic in 1991. Like many others, I found myself gripping the edge of my seat and repeating, “no, don’t do it,” as the crew members made decision after decision that led them closer to the monumental storm that would be their ultimate undoing. While the level of drama might not be as intense, I have long felt the same way about certain developments in estate planning for families in the United States and around the world. And, while I’m often a party to the process, as opposed to a mere observer, I still feel the same impotence to stop the fate that comes closer wit...
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