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Elliot Ness is best known as a Prohibition era lawman who fought the mob. After that, however, he served as the CEO of Diebold. A recent find of a stock certificate in that company has caused Ness' heirs to reopen his estate.   Despite a bo… Read More

The Giving Pledge, created by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, has received a tremendous amount of positive coverage as it encourages the wealthy to donate to charity. However, some argue that it also has a hidden cost that potentially harms the general… Read More

It is fairly easy to find online advice about who to appoint to be a trustee. However, there is comparatively little advice for those chosen concerning whether or not they should accept the position. Some things to consider are below. If a friend or… Read More

While you may have been fortunate and knowledgeable enough to amass wealth, that does not necessarily mean that you know the best way to pass it down to future generations. Estate planning can seem a bit overwhelming for the wealthy. The more assets… Read More

The Presidential election season is officially underway even though a primary election will not be held for another half a year. As in all recent election seasons, we can expect the candidates to come out with a position on the estate tax. Bernie San… Read More

Everyone has heard horror stories about identity theft and millions of Americans take steps to protect themselves by regularly checking their credit reports. However, the deceased cannot check their own credit reports. This gives thieves an opportuni… Read More

Nearly 22 years after the legendary actress Audrey Hepburn passed away her two sons are still arguing over the contents of a storage locker that she left to them. When Audrey Hepburn passed away she owned a storage locker that contained many of the p… Read More

We often think the process of estate planning is mostly about finances. However, how we distribute our estates also says a lot about who we are as people and what we value. Every will ever accepted into probate in England and Wales since 1858 is stor… Read More