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Randall Fisher

Estate planning — why do it?

Two new clients came to see me last week. They needed changes to an old estate plan. They weren’t in my office because they wanted to be....

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Legacy Lost: The Dwindling Family Inheritance

Ninety percent of family inheritance is often lost within just three generations, according to the Wall Street Journal (Lost...

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New Maryland Slayer’s Law to Disinherit Murderers from Victim’s Estate

What sounds like the plot of a BBC murder mystery tragically became reality for the family of Ann Sue Metz in 2009, when her husband...

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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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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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Same-Sex Marriage and Estate Administration: The Rules until Equality in 2013

New Years is not my favorite holiday. Midnight glasses of champagne with friends and family are all well and good, but for some strange...

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A Prince’s Inheritance & Why You Need an Estate Plan, Part I: The Will

For his 30th birthday on Thursday, Prince William received a bittersweet present: roughly $15 million inherited from the estate of his...