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Estate Planning

March 20, 2013

Ed Koch’s Will: Taxes Take Big Bite Out Of Hizzoner’s Nest Egg – Forbes

As our President would say, “Here is a great teaching moment”. The wealthy have a lot to teach us about estate planning. This article is a great read....

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Estate Planning

March 19, 2013

For Tax Identity Thieves and Phishers, Business Is Booming 2

In my last tax related posting you read some interesting stories of infamous tax evaders. This article hits much closer to home as it discusses how yo...

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Estate Planning

March 18, 2013

Exploitation a potential estate planning concern

Elder exploitation is on the rise. The population is getting older and there are people out there looking to take advantage of the elderly often times...

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Estate Planning

March 17, 2013

Ask an Elder Care Attorney: Late-Life Marriage Issues – NYTimes.com

If you or a parent are considering re-marriage late in life, this is a must read article. Taking the vow of until death do you part has significant an...

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Estate Planning

March 17, 2013

Are Your Investments Tax-Efficient?

This is the first in a series of postings on tax related issues you might find of interest. Are Your Investments Tax-Efficient?.

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Elder Exploitation

March 14, 2013

For Tax Identity Thieves and Phishers, Business Is Booming

As if worrying about whether or not you owe or will get a refund isn’t enough, you also need to keep an eye on your identity this tax season. There ma...

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Estate Planning

March 12, 2013

Top 10 Tax Cheats: the Big, the Bad & the Weird

It’s tax season. Whether you do your own taxes, use an accountant or go to one of the myriad places that pop up this time of year in every vacant spac...

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Declaration of Guardian

March 8, 2013

3 retirement and estate-planning lessons from ‘Downton Abbey’ – Encore – MarketWatch

Who said estate planning was boring? If you enjoy Downton Abbey like I do, you can learn some great lessons about estate and financial planning. Take ...

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Estate Planning

March 5, 2013

Estate planning not only for the wealthy

I know that most folks out there think that now that the estate tax exemption is just over 5 million dollars, they don’t need to worry about doing any...

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