Coming To A Wal-Mart Near You: Tax-Free GRATs By Deborah V. Dunn, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago. IL In a victory for taxpayers, the Tax Court held in Walton v. Commr., 115 T.C. No. 41 (2000), that Reg. Sec. 25.2702-3(e), Example 5 is an invalid...
Oddlots Random samplings of new affecting the estate planning industry Compiled by Christopher Weems, Associate Editor Send an e-mail with your news item Income Redefined for CRTs, PIFs, Other Trusts: Proposed Regulations IRC Sec.643(b)'s...
Oddlots Random samplings of new affecting the estate planning industry Compiled by Christopher Weems, Associate Editor Send an e-mail with your news item Seminar Discusses Planning For Same-Sex Partners Affluent same-sex domestic partners and...
A.G. Edwards today rolled out its broker home pages. Reps are able to include personal and business information on the sites, as well as customize them for specific clients, according to Mike Flood, the firm’s vice president and manager of...
Jan. 30, 2001 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter reps aren’t too phased by loss of the Dean Witter name.The firm plans to drop "Dean Witter" from its name, erasing the 76-year-old brand four years after the merger that created the biggest U.S...
Jan. 16, 2001 In a speech tonight at an investor "town hall" meeting in Philadelphia, SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt Jr. continued to chastise brokers and the industry, and warned the attendees to assert their rights. "Both in the private sector...
Jan. 26, 2001 Merrill Lynch is selling Herzog Heine Geduld's retail brokerage business, giving up the 50 retail producers the firm acquired when it announced it was buying HHG in June 2000. According to Merrill spokesperson Eddie Reeves, the...
Jan. 19, 2001 Anticipating growth in individually managed accounts, Lockwood Financial Group has announced that it will launch Managed Account Express (MAX) on Feb. 1, according to the firm. The new program will be offered to independent...