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“September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of
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Philanthropy is one of the most important tools for families to strengthen their communities, establish their legacy and communicate their values – both inwardly and outwardly. What happens when the organizations that
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This episode is a little different. I’m going to talk about the importance of balance and health. This time I’m the example. I’m hitting the half century mark this year. After 3 years of COVID disrepair and
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“Venture Capital” is a small subset of private equity surrounded in mystique and fable. In reality, the world of start-ups is filled with the highs and lows of hard work, loneliness, crushing disappointment and,
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Real Estate investing is seen as the holy grail of passive income and wealth independence. One of the popular facets of real estate investing is the tax advantage that much of the IRS code provides to the owner/operator. High on
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One of America’s best (and most quotable) judges, Learned Hand said, “Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the
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“Behavioral Finance” is all the rage. BeFi (as the not-so-cool kids in the financial world call it) is the next phase in guiding individuals, teams, boards, companies, and leaders to better
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The Corporate Transparency Act is legislation that is going to touch all high net worth clients in 2024. This is like KYC procedures on steroids and investors need to be aware of it. Attorney, STEPHEN LISS helps us
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State Estate Taxes – State Estate taxes can be a nasty surprise- especially with the disconnect between State and Federal Exclusions. Currently, the Federal Exemption stands at $12.92mm per person. 17 states have and estate
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Crisis Management in the Wealth Space Lawyers, Accountants, Wealth Advisers and other advisers – are used to dealing with difficult situations all at the heart of their specialty. But often, the advice the clients need
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Why Do You Podcast? And How Does It Help in the Wealth/Law Space? Two Advisor Podcast Experiences I thought I would have BRENT NELSON on the show, so we could trade our two podcasting experiences. Brent is the host of the
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In this episode, I recount my experience in taking the plunge and jumping from a stable, large bank job to swim in some different waters. “Funding the Pivot” was written a few years ago as I was doing the post-mortem
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The FAMILY OFFICE – a term that is surrounded by mystique. It conjures notions of massive wealth, mahogany infused offices, private jets and money that has reached escape velocity. When one probes deeper, it connotes secrecy,
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We are now into 2023 and it’s turning into is a unique wealth planning environment Families are dealing with volatility and depressed asset values. We have extremely generous Federal Estate Tax Exemption levels for the next
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Casual investors understand that states approach taxation of its citizens differently and can have different approaches to raising revenue. However, in the last month, there has been a shift in the directionality of state tax
