by Arthur Geffen | Aug 4, 2010 | Estate Planning Solutions, Probate, Trusts, Wills
If you don’t have a good estate plan, Uncle Sam, your state treasurer or an attorney may be the happiest beneficiaries when you die. Estate planning and trusts are ways of your family avoiding unnecessary taxation and high payments to an attorney that can erode your...
by Arthur Geffen | Aug 2, 2010 | Estate Planning Solutions, Probate, Wills
The current generation of clients is inheriting nice big round amounts of money. However since their own salaries are far, far higher than their parents, the amounts do not look big. This means the `inheritors` may feel bitter about some inheritance...
by Arthur Geffen | Aug 2, 2010 | Estate Planning Solutions, Probate, Trusts
Trusts, wills, codicils, executors, guardians — when it comes to getting your affairs in order, this legal jargon can be overwhelming to those not familiar with the process of protecting and distributing their assets after their death. But individuals such as...
by Arthur Geffen | Jul 31, 2010 | Estate Planning Solutions, Probate
Family limited partnerships are primarily used to reduce the size of an estate for tax purposes. What makes them so attractive is that the value of whatever is in the partnership — buildings, a business, publicly traded stock — can be discounted because selling...
by Arthur Geffen | Jul 30, 2010 | Estate Tax, Probate
Disney thinks there should be an Estate Tax The estate tax mistake – The Boston Globe
by Arthur Geffen | Jul 30, 2010 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning Solutions, Probate
Can a FLP really do this? A Clever Estate Planning Tool That Keeps You In Control | Investing Answers