Randall Fisher
Prodigal Planning: Protecting a Spendthrift Heir
Pop Quiz! What do you get when you add one kid with poor impulse control with one enormous inheritance? Hint: The sum is not a lifetime...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 19, 20122 min
Gift Tax Planning: The $5 Million Exclusion – Use it or Lose it
The sunset of the $5.12 million gift tax is looming on the 2013 horizon so the need to plan your estate is growing ever more urgent. We...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 16, 20124 min
Domestic Asset Protection: Is it Worth the Risk?
The preceding posts in which we pitted pairs of states against one another to debate their asset protection trust laws like political...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 13, 20126 min
Wyoming, Alaska Pull No Punches in Asset Protection Debate
Though dwarfed at times by the self-settled titan at the opposite podium, the younger Wyoming managed to poke holes in the asset...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 9, 20126 min
The Domestic Asset Protection Debates: Nevada or Delaware in 2012?
Everybody wants your vote these days. Candidates are promoting their plans zealously, each of them jockeying for your attention with...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 2, 20124 min
Domestic Asset Protection: What Mitt Romney Could Have Done Onshore
Recent numbers released by The Washington Post suggest that Mitt Romney’s presidential hopes may be on life support due to his standing...
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Randall Fisher
Sep 28, 20125 min
Estate Taxmageddon, Part IV: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No it’s–Ed Hochuli a
When the media spotlight is directed at a professional sports referee, it is seldom to commend him on a job well-done. In fact it’s...
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Randall Fisher
Sep 25, 20124 min
Estate Taxmageddon, Part III: The Acme Moment and the Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust
It’s called the Acme Moment. It’s that futile second when the cool and confident Wile E. Coyote opens his eyes to find he has run out...
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Randall Fisher
Sep 21, 20124 min
Estate Taxmageddon, Part II: Smoked Turkey Legs and the Spousal Access Trust
Let’s talk turkey. It’s Friday and you’re back here. Meterologists promise prime football weather this weekend. The time is also right...
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Randall Fisher
Sep 18, 20123 min
Estate Taxmageddon Series, Part I: Why You Need to Plan Before Going Over the 2013 Fiscal Cliff
What do Congress and Hugo Chavez have in common? A 10 percent approval rating. That’s right, America likes it’s own elected...
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Randall Fisher
Sep 4, 20123 min
Your Digital Estate: The Sad Fate of Your iTunes & Kindle Libraries
“I hope it’s not a deal-breaker, Mitt, but my playlist starts with AC/DC and ends with Zeppelin,” said Paul Ryan to his prospective boss,...
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Randall Fisher
Aug 30, 20124 min
Mitt Romney’s Private Wealth: Do You Want Your Estate Planning Public?
As Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney prepare to leave the Republican National Lovefest Convention tonight to get back on the presidential...
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Randall Fisher
Aug 17, 20123 min
Considering Intellectual Property Rights in Your Estate Planning, Part II: Tebowing
If you read regularly, you may have noticed my use of a fresh and innovative blogging technique. After letting you hang in suspense for...
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Randall Fisher
Aug 12, 20123 min
Fore! (Well, actually, its 140 characters to say it, but it’s still important
A twitter follower, Keith Daw (@KeithDaw; but more about him later), asked me a recent question that froze me on how to respond enough...
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Randall Fisher
Aug 7, 20124 min
Are you sure you remember all the passwords?
A twitter follower recently sent me a note about a Smart Money article that stopped me dead in my tracks. The author, Tania Karas, was...
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Randall Fisher
Aug 3, 20123 min
Where does Michael Phelps go from here? To a decent estate planning attorney, that’s where.
Congratulations, Mr. Phelps! Well, now that you’re all set to retire as the most accomplished athlete in Olympic history, what are you...
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Randall Fisher
Jul 24, 20123 min
On the Pet Trust and Life under the <del>Thumb</del> Rule of a Despotic Kitty
My cat is a tyrant. She reigns over a dominion that includes an entire floor of the house, a collection of German toys of unfathomable...
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Randall Fisher
Jun 29, 20122 min
Why You Need an Estate Plan: Making the Will and Revocable Living Trust Work for You
Today we conclude our discussion of the universal importance of estate planning whether you think yourself a prince or a pauper. In...
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Randall Fisher
Jun 26, 20122 min
Why You Need an Estate Plan: The Revocable Living Trust
Pictured: Probate. Last week, we began a simple explanation of why it’s so important for you to establish an estate plan even if the...
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Randall Fisher
Jun 25, 20122 min
BREAKING NEWS: Inconsiderate Tortoise Dies Intestate—Without A Will
Lonesome George basks in the halcyon bliss of the chronically unemployed and staggeringly irresponsible. By Evan Roe – Senior Reporter,...
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