New Estate Planning Strategies for a Post-Portability World
By Robert Bloink, William H. ByrnesIn particular, if your clients are still relying on credit shelter trusts set up before 2013, beware the adverse tax consequences.
June 06, 2016
Swiss rejection shouldn't doom universal basic incomeUniversal basic income is not necessarily a utopian idea. With a less hasty, radical approach, UBI might still gain traction.
June 06, 2016
First Steps When a Client Couple DivorcesTo begin, don't try to be a referee. And don't be hoodwinked by what appears to be an amiable split: Divorce is heart-wrenching.
June 03, 2016
Yes, a Six-Figure Income Means You're AffluentThe mortgage interest tax deduction is largely a subsidy for the affluent, and if your household makes over $100,000, that means you, Justin Fox writes.
June 03, 2016
View: The key to expanding health coverage is in LouisianaFood stamp program managers in the state are getting into cross-selling.
June 03, 2016
SEC Stance on BD Registration for PE Managers Remains UnclearLittle-noticed cases against private equity firms Blackstreet and Rubicon have failed to dispel the confusion over whether PE managers are required to register as brokers.
June 03, 2016
Drug Industry Lunacy: Who's to Blame?In the pharmaceutical industry, 2 + 2 can add up to a lot more than 4.
June 03, 2016
Drug industry lunacy: Who's to blame?In the pharmaceutical industry, 2 + 2 can add up to a lot more than 4.

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