The field of asset protection is often stigmatized. The phrase may inspire thoughts of deadbeats, scam artists, and tax evaders.1 However, the concept has become common and refers to nothing more than the process of an individual or family...
Many wealth management professionals spend a large portion of their time and energy designing elegant, tax-efficient estate plans for their clients. This service is a key component of any comprehensive financial management portfolio. All too often...
A new study titled Don't Lock Me Out: Life Story Interviews of Family Business Owners Facing Succession, by Alexandra Solomon, et. al,1 analyzes life-story interviews obtained from 10 family business owners regarding their experiences with the...
What factors impact marketability discounts in restricted stock transactions? Typically, an investor's expected holding period is the primary determinant of the size of the marketability discount. But the regulations governing restricted stock...
Corporations around the world responded aggressively to the global recession and financial crisis, clamping down on spending and hoarding massive piles of cash. In the United States, where cost-cutting was especially dramatic, nonfinancial firms...
Successful family business succession planning requires estate planners to simultaneously navigate the difficult waters of overcoming family dynamics issues and executing an effective and tax-efficient estate plan for the senior generation...
An astonishing 93 percent of family business owners depend on the family business as their primary source of income, according to the 2007 Laird Norton Tyee Family Business Survey.1 This statistic has far ranging ramifications on the success or...
If I had to name one difference between private foundations (PFs) in the 20th and 21st centuries, I would use one word: In both centuries, plenty of PFs have made grants to operating public charities, without expecting anything in return other...
Much of the wealth being transferred in the United States today is in the form of highly appreciated illiquid assets: family businesses, closely held stock, real estate and interests in limited liability companies (LLCs) and limited partnerships ...
Since 2006, taxpayers have won three significant victories related to valuation clauses. Numerous articles have been written on McCord,1 Christiansen2 and Petter,3 explaining both the legal underpinnings of those decisions and touting the...
