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Columns

 

Asset Protection
Asset Protection will focus on asset protection planning
Columnist:   Jonathan E. Gopman

UTC Section 505(b) - Pandora Opens The Box


Choices
Choices focuses on evaluating alternatives and helping advisors know about the choices available to them, how to evaluate those choices, and how to explain those choices and their analysis to their clients.
Columnist:   Donald Kozusko


Reciprocal Trust Doctrine Threatens Family Decision-Making

Why Do I Need A Trust?  Setting the Stage for Decision-Making

Recent Tax Guidance on Private Trust Companies, Family Co-Trustees and Distribution Committees: Notice 2008-63

 

Elder Law
Elder Law will focus on estate planning issues that are relevant when planning for older individuals.
Columnist:   Professor Lawrence A. Frolik

Watching The Watchman

 

Emotional Issues in Estate Planning
Emotional Issues in Estate Planning focuses on the emotional side of estate planning and the intergenerational transfer of values within a family.
Columnist:    Sarah M. Johnson

Planning Considerations In Naming A Guardian For A Minor Child

 

Estate and Gift Tax Developments
Estate and Gift Tax Developments reports estate and gift tax developments on a monthly basis.
Columnists:    Gal N. Kaufman, Melissa A. May, Patrick M. Schoshinski, and Todd I. Steinberg


The Estate Analyst

Columnist: Bob Moshman, Esq.

The Year in Review, 2008

Estates in The News

Plateau or Pinnacle?

Freeze, Squeeze & Burn Trusts

Memorable Quotations

Scam Relief for Madoff Victims

Nevada-nizing Asset Protection

H.R. 436 Retains Estate Tax

Planning in Fearful Times

Temporary Rules & Tax Breaks

Shakespeare & Ben Franklin Had It Right


The Million Dollar Estate

LLCs, Bankruptcy, Trusts






Family Offices
A five-part series on handling artwork and collectibles in family offices and estate planning generally. 

Columnist:    Matthew F. Erskine, Esq

"Artwork And Collectibles: An Introduction"


From My Desk
From My Desk focuses on subjects of Mr. Levendis' selection taken from Mr. Levendis' experiences over the past 35 years in representing client families, private businesses, individuals and charitable entities, in the broad area of wealth preservation or will offer Mr. Levendis' view on a significant subject within that broad area.
Columnist:    George P. Levendis

Federal Transfer Tax Law and the Recent and Coming Elections

 

International Estate Planning
International Estate Planning will focus on estate planning and taxation that involves multiple jurisdictions.
Columnist:    Charles M. Bruce

Michael Collins, Dauphins and Other Approaches to International Estate Planning (November 2006)



The Practical Planner

Columnist:    Marty Shenkman

Planning Through Economic Turmoil

What Trustees Should Know about Asset Management Approaches and Rebalancing Elections

Split-Dollar Arrangments for Life Insurance - An Overview

Gift Planning During Economic Uncertainty
Goldilocks Trusts Saves the Day

Brooke Astor Estate: Questions and Lessons




Relational Estate Planning

Columnist:    Gerald Le Van

"Croakspeak"



Review of Financial Literature

Columnist:    Michael Zhuang

Higher Rewards Equal Higher Risks?

 

Speaking Out
This column focuses on all aspects of expanding one's firm including marketing, sales, defining or expanding your client base, branding, design topics, and advertising.

Columnist:    Catherine M. Shaw  

Branding For Wealth Strategy And Planning Executives:  How to weave key brand messages into everyday conversations or presentations

 


Wealth and Valuation

Columnist:    Espen Robak

"A 'Fair Market' Approach to Valuing Stock Options"