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Recent Personal Finance Articles
Could Your Kids Run Your Company?
If you hope someday to pass your company on to your kids, you should start making plans now. Here's how to prepare yourself--and your children--for the trans... Read more
Are You Trust Worthy?
Inc.'s finance editor explains why a trust fund may be the best tool to protect your assets. Read more
My Life as an Angel
A veteran entrepreneur shares how he figured out how to be successful in new-venture investing. Read more
Cover Your Assets
Inc.'s finance editor, with several experts, explains how smart estate planning can protect your business. Read more
The ABCs of Retirement Plans
IRA? 401(k)? Something else? Inc.'s finance editor makes sense of retirement mumbo jumbo. Read more
A Policy to Die For
Two financial experts share their thoughts on choosing the right life insurance policy. Read more
New Year's Resolutions
Inc.'s finance editor and other experts review a CEO's personal financial resolutions for 1997 and offer advice. Read more
A Holiday-Bonus Alternative
A CEO explains how she can give herself an alternative holiday bonus despite tight profit margins. Read more
Smart Bonus Strategies
Some tips and advice on how and when business owners should give themselves bonuses. Read more
Estate Planning: A Neat Way to Buy Life Insurance
A financial planner suggests that an investment-oriented life-insurance policy has some unexpected benefits. Read more
Exit Planning: Three Ways to Plan Ahead
A lawyer offers three essential safeguards for both your family's and your company's future should your life end. Read more
Benchmark: Putting Off for Tomorrow
Some data examining how many business owners have up-to-date, appropriate estate plans. Read more
Resources: Personal-Finance Aid
A quick look at three books devoted to helping business people with their long-term financial planning. Read more
Estate Planning: IRS Eases Trust Rules
A lawyer explains how recent IRS policy changes makes it easier for business owners to transfer assets to heirs. Read more
Estate Planning: How to Shave Your Tax Bill
A tax lawyer offers some guidelines to save estate taxes when transferring stocks to family members. Read more
In Search of the Perfect Portfolio
Four entrepreneurs discuss their investment schemes and several experts offer investment tips to business owners. Read more
Estate Planning: Steps to Take Before an IPO
An attorney explains the risks of passing on assets to heirs after an IPO rather than before. Read more
Resource: Don't Wait to Plan Your Estate
Inc.'s finance editor offers a quick overview of the book Know Your Estate by Denis Clifford and Cora Jordon. Read more
Estate Planning: Trustee Liability Rules Ease
A trusts and estates legal expert explains how new laws in three states reduce trustee liability. Read more
Estate Planning: The Essential Role of Insurance
A financial adviser offers some tips in making an effective estate plan. Read more
The Stock Pickers' Ball
Experts pick their favorite Inc. 100 stocks and offer some investment advice. Read more
Family Limited Partnerships
Advice on creating family limited partnerships. Read more
Estate Planning: Monitor Your Company's Growth
A founder explains how he explored various options to reduce estate taxes. Read more
Two Partners, One Life Insurance Policy
Business partners should explore "first to die" life insurance. Read more
