My motivation for writing this article is to comment on the don’t-ever-seem-to-get-done work of many real-life lawyers, particularly those who specialize in estate planning. I’ll bet the farm that at least one-half of you reading this column, who did estate planning, can relate to the example that follows (true and unfortunately, often repeated)....More

Are you a closely held business that operates as a C corporation? If your answer is "Yes,"' then this article is a must to read. If you are already an S corporation, chances are you will learn one or more tax tricks, that most people don't know, that will enrich you or your family instead of the IRS...More

Your author is on the warpath: to change a system that has long-been broken, not delivered its promises and skimmed billions of dollars in unearned fees from 401(k)s....More

My law school professor, who taught advanced estate planning, often said, "Life insurance, properly structured, in estate planning is the bedrock of beating up the IRS … legally." This article, based on my 50-plus years of experience, shows you why and how my old professor was then and, even today, is right....More