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The Department of Labor and the SEC are holding a joint hearing today in Washington to explore “issues” related to target date/lifecycle funds. Many of these funds actually underperformed the S&P 500 last year. You can watch the...
When times are good, it's easy for everyone to work well together. But when money gets tight? During the lengthy recessions of the early 1980s and mid-1970s, tensions sometimes developed between two camps: wealth advisors and fundraisers...
Times are tough. Unemployment is at its highest rate in 25 years. Homelessness is on the rise. College and graduate school tuitions continue to rise at a pace that is two to three times the rate of inflation. With the resources of federal and...
It is well-settled law in all of our states that a husband and wife can contract with one another.1 It's also well-settled that, in all states, future spouses can enter into a pre-marital contract, fixing their respective rights in separation...
Historically low interest rates have made self-canceling installment notes (SCIN) an attractive estate-planning tool and a viable alternative to life insurance. Real property is one asset that, as we know, has declined in value during recent...
The booby prize when property held in trust is included in a decedent's taxable estate is that the property receives a fresh income tax basis. So, there's estate tax on the property because it's in the estate. But at least the fresh basis wipes...
Estate planning for professional athletes can be a whole different ballgame. For most clients, estate planning takes into account wealth that will be, or has been, accumulated over many years. The lawyer's job is to arrange for the orderly...
Today there is a fairly common story heard along the boulevard of broken Wall Street dreams. It goes something like this. In late 2007, a 65-year-old wirehouse broker happily trotted into his office crowing about his plans to retire in 2008. This...
