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Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Protecting the Future: Why the Right Investment Advisor Matters for Special Needs Trusts

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Managing a Special Needs Trust (SNT) comes with tremendous responsibility. Trustees are not only tasked with safeguarding the financial future of a beneficiary with special needs, but they must also ensure that trust assets...more

Winstead PC

Trusts as Accredited Investors: Navigating Trusts and Private Market Investments

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Investments in private markets are rapidly becoming an essential part of a well-rounded investment portfolio, especially for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. According to Ernst & Young, the assets under...more

Offit Kurman

Prudent Investing in Uncertain Economic Conditions

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The Prudent Investor Rule is a legal principal that requires fiduciaries to act in the best interests of a beneficiary and exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution when making investment decisions, which was codified in...more

Woodruff Sawyer

The Impact of Current Trends on Investment Firm Risk Management

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Looking ahead at the investment advisory industry, three trends stand out: an increase in the number of investment advisors, expansion of investment firm services, and a growing population of trust clients. In this...more

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Private Clients Group Client Alert

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There have been a few important law and tax changes over the course of 2023 and we in the Private Clients Group here at Verrill wanted to make you aware of the recent changes, such as 1) new strict corporate reporting...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Tax Tips for Lottery Winners

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Today is the anniversary of the largest Powerball lottery victory in the United States of $2.04 billion.  Just over the $1.765 billion jackpot claimed last month (Oct 2023).  What are some tax tips for lottery winners and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

PTC Me ASAP: Estate Planning with Private Trust Companies

More and more families are turning to private trust companies (PTCs) for their trusts and estates. Are they right for you?...more

Miller Nash LLP

Business Owner Exit Planning at Inception

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This is the first installment of many on the topic of business owner exit planning. What is business owner exit planning? Business owner exit planning in its most basic form recognizes business owners will not operate a...more

Winstead PC

Undue Influence, Detecting Elder Abuse, and the Duty to Report Financial Exploitation

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Author David F. Johnson recently presented his paper on “Undue Influence, Detecting Elder Abuse, and the Duty to Report Financial Exploitation” to the Austin Probate Bar Association in Austin, Texas, on May 20, 2022. This...more

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TAKE A CHANCE ON ME! PART II - Embracing the Magic of Private Placement Life Insurance and Private Placement Variable Annuities

Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode #41 Take A Chance On Me Part II refers to the point not only can Gerry create the strategies but he can implement them as well. Gerry is a leader in private placement life insurance (PPLI),...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Record Low Interest Rates Let You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too – Life Insurance, Investments & Intra-family Loans

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At this time, unless Congress acts, the current lifetime estate tax exemption amount of $11,580,000 is set to sunset in 2025, which means that in 2026 it will revert to $5,000,000 per person, adjusted for inflation. Many...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New California Legislation for Trust and Estate Attorneys to Watch in 2020

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a number of bills that will affect Trust and Estate attorneys, and which are effective as of Jan. 1, 2020. In addition, three new laws make changes to civil discovery...more

Downey Brand LLP

Litigators Should Be Collaborators, Not Lone Rangers

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Trust and estate litigation attorneys are “trusted advisors.” Like estate planning attorneys and other professionals who help clients with wealth management, we are fixers who assist clients with navigating conflict relating...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Personal Planning Strategies - September 2018

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With over a century of combined experience, the lawyers of Proskauer's Private Client Services Department regularly provide their diverse clientele – from business entrepreneurs and corporate executives to sports figures and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Why, and how, to plan for a very long life

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When creating a long-term investment strategy, you need to think about your goals, circumstances, risk tolerance and liquidity needs. But you should also place considerable weight on one other factor: your projected...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Choosing an Investment Adviser for a Special Needs Trust

Trustees of special needs trusts have a duty to properly manage the funds in their care. However, most trustees, especially non-professional ones, are not sophisticated investors and they should not be directly managing the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Ron Aucutt’s “Top Ten” Estate Planning and Estate Tax Developments of 2015

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In an ever eagerly anticipated annual tradition, Ronald Aucutt, a McGuireWoods partner and co-chair of the firm’s private wealth services group, has identified the following as the top ten estate planning and estate tax...more

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