Murphy’s Law applies itself with surprising vigor in the estate planning field. If your clients are leaving outright, no-strings-attached inheritances or gifts to their beneficiaries, they are practically inviting disaster. But, there&rsquo...

(Bloomberg) -- In the old days, lawyers spent their own money to sue in the hope of victory and a third of the client's award. Then came litigation finance, in which law firms with limited funds turn to investors, getting cash up front in...

We all make the same mistakes. | Enrique Ramos Lopez/iStock/Thinkstock The uber wealthy aren't better investors than the merely affluent, and many make the exact same mistakes as those with far lower net worth. According to a new survey from t...

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Out of the wealth business. | Copyright Joe Raedle, Getty Images Mossack Fonseca, the law firm involved in the Panama Papers scandal, was ordered to close down its wealth management subsidiaries by Panama’s attorney general, Kenia Porcell...

At first glance, the SEC’s insider trading settlement with professional golfer Phil Mickelson is noteworthy if only because of Mickelson’s celebrity status and the press coverage it has generated. However, looking beyond the sordid...