How Living Trusts Work
Living trusts can be a confusing area for the uninitiated. Here's a rundown of the basics, so you can decide whether or not you need a living trust and if so... Read story
Family Law
Disagreements Living On in a Living Trust
Q: What do you do to avoid problems with the beneficiaries not agreeing on what to do with the real property in a living trust? Can the s... Read story
Divorce American-style
Who gets what when the marriage ends? It depends upon where you live. Read story
Divorce;
TO PLAN FOR IT MAY RUIN YOUR MARRIAGE NOT TO PLAN FOR IT MAY DESTROY YOUR COMPANY Read story
Consider Prenuptial Agreements
Recent legal developments now permit the foresighted entrepreneur to lessen the risk of forfeiting property and income through a properly drafted prenupti... Read story
Planning Ahead
There are a number of advantages to early estate planning. Read story
When Living Trusts Make Sense
Advice on when it's appropriate to set up living trusts. Read story
Resource: No-Tears Estate Planning
A quick review of R.H. Runde J.B. Zischang book 'The Commonsense Guide to Estate Planning,' and how to buy it. Read story
Personal Finance: Prenups and Other Protections
A lawyer gives some advice on how to mitigate the threat of a divorce settlement. Read story
Benchmark: Putting Off for Tomorrow
Some data examining how many business owners have up-to-date, appropriate estate plans. Read story
Cover Your Assets
Inc.'s finance editor, with several experts, explains how smart estate planning can protect your business. Read story
Estate Planning
Despite a presidential veto, the "death tax" is still a hot political issue in 2000. What's a small-business person to do? Read story
What Kind of Estate Plan Is Right for You?
Lots of Americans haven't made even a simple will, to say nothing of a more comprehensive plan to avoid probate or save on estate taxes. And even those wh... Read story
Estate Planning
If your business adds a significant amount of wealth to your estate, it also increases the estate's potential tax liability. Here are a few ways you can pass... Read story
Estate Planning 101
If your business adds a significant amount of wealth to your estate, it also increases the estate's potential tax liability. Here are a few ways you can pass... Read story
The Collectors
A start-up collection agency hopes to collect from "deadbeat dads" with more success than the government. Read story
Divorce-Proofing Your Company
A divorce can destroy your company if you're unprepared. Here are tips on how to protect your business, including how to write a prenuptial, postnuptial, and... Read story
Family Limited Partnership
Related Terms: Tax Planning ; Read story
Questions and Answers about Estate Planning
Estate planning is essential for all business owners regardless of what happens on Capitol Hill. Tax minimization is only one reason for such planning, al... Read story
Estate-planning Resources
Three informative resources about estate planning. Read story
Controlling Property Beyond the Grave
Q: I am married with no children and plan to leave a will in which my entire estate goes to my husband. If he predeceases me, I will dire... Read story
Personal Finance: Don't Let Divorce Break Up Your Business
Two divorce lawyers offer entrepreneurs some tips on how to make a business "divorce-proof." Read story
A Quick Look at the Estate-Tax Laws
The most recent measure to reform the estate tax laws -- or the "death tax" -- would have phased out the federal estate and gift taxes by the year 2010. A... Read story
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 story
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Death Tax
Keeping the death tax at bay. Read story
Money And Retirement, By Leclair, Leimberg, And Chasman. Addison-wesley, Reading, Ma 01867; 241 Pp.; $12.95 Cloth/$7.95 Paperback.
Notable books, some of which may be reviewed in future issues. Read story
Missed Estate-Planning Opportunities
Chart shows which methods are most frequently used to pay estate taxes. Read story
Leaving Property to Young Children
Most parents, at one time or another, give serious thought to what would happen to their children in the unhappy - and very unlikely - event that one or b... Read story
First, Kill All the Brokers
Inc.'s finance editor explains how smart CEOs find trustworthy financial advice. Read story
An Estate-Plan Checkup
Annual checkup list to make sure your estate plan is up-to-date and effective. Read story
Exceptions to Early Distribution Penalties
Most people who have retirement accounts--either IRAs or qualified plans through an employer--understand the importance of leaving these funds untouched u... Read story
What Is A Wife Worth? By Michael H. Minton With Jean Libman Block. William Morrow
If she has two preschool children, $44,436.50 a year, a prominent divorce lawyer claims. Before an aggrieved wife hires him, however, she should read Chap... Read story
Are You Trust Worthy?
Inc.'s finance editor explains why a trust fund may be the best tool to protect your assets. Read story
Tougher Rules for Child-Support Garnishment
Federal law will require states to permit garnishment from beginning of support payments. Related publications. Read story
A Better-Looking S Corp.
Pending legislation would put S corporations on a more equal footing with C corporations. Read story
Estate Planning: Monitor Your Company's Growth
A founder explains how he explored various options to reduce estate taxes. Read story
Breakup Blues
Protecting your business if you (or your kids) get divorced. Read story
Bankruptcy
Related Terms: Business Fai... Read story
The New Tax Law: A Checklist
A taxpayer, Ronald Reagan once said, is someone who works for the government -- but doesn't have to take a civil-service examination. Certified publ... Read story
Passing It On
Using life insurance as an estate planning tool. Read story
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