Our cover this month, “For Thanksgiving Day” (30 in. by 15 in.) by Thomas Waterman Wood, sold for $22,500 at Sotheby’s recent American Paintings, Drawing and Sculpture Sale in New York on Oct. 2, 2014. The association between pumpkins and Thanksg...

A cursory glance at the headlines these days underscores how deeply we’re affected by what’s taking place around the world: The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has already hit home...

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Our cover this month, “A Gondola on a Venetian Backwater” (137/8 in. by 10¾ in.) by Antoine Bouvard, sold for $6,484 at Christie’s recent 19th Century European Art Sale in London on Sept. 11...

This month, we present a Special Edition of Trusts & Estates devoted to charitable giving. The timing of it couldn’t be better. As Committee Chair Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. notes in his article, “A Bright Outlook for Charitable Giving...

Our cover this month, “Hill Street” (30 in. by 20 in.) by Wayne Thiebaud, sold for $20,000 at Christie’s recent Prints and Multiples Sale in New York on July 15, 2014. Considered a member of the Pop Art Movement, Thiebaud...

Back in the day, I loved to play Scrabble (the board game) with my friends. (Yes, I was a nerd.) I enjoyed gathering around the table, picking my seven tiles and tabulating the points on a note pad after each turn. In my wildest dreams, I never...

This article originally appeared on LinkedIn, Aug. 5, 2014...