Our cover this month, Yosl Bergner’s “Wooden Horse” (32 1/8 in. by 25 3/4 in.), sold for $75,000 at Sotheby’s Israeli & International Art Sale in New York on Dec. 17, 2015. Bergner, age 95, is regarded by many as one of...
At the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in January, I had the chance to speak and work together with Valentino Sabuco, executive director of The Financial Awareness Foundation. Part of the Foundation’s mission involves educating the...
This month’s “Year-in-Review” issue covers a lot of ground. The updates include: changes to Medicaid and Social Security (see “Benefits for Seniors Reduced,” by Bernard A. Krooks, p. 9), new portability regs...
Our cover this month, Henri Matisse’s “Mlle. Matisse en Manteau Écossais” (29 in. by 215/8 in.), sold for $13.69 million at Sotheby’s The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: Masterworks auction in New York on ...
We’ve had some significant developments in the estate-planning world this past year. Most notably, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. By a 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court ruled that a state...
Our cover this month, Amy Ringholz’s “Home Grown” (48 in. by 36 in.), sold for $9,360 at the 2015 Jackson Hole Art Auction in Jackson, Wyo. on Sept. 18-19, 2015. Ringholz is best known for her contemporary spin on western art...
If you have clients who live abroad or have international assets, you should be aware that some countries have made changes, or are in the process of changing, their income tax and trust laws. Our International Practice Committee Report provides...
