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Capital Gains. What is Capital Gains?
What is Capital Gains? This post will provide a Capital Gains 101 overview. There are many special rules that apply to how you acquire your capital assets, how long you hold them, and how different assets are treated. I am not a tax lawyer, CPA, or other tax...
Do Domestic Partners Have Legal Rights?
Do domestic partners have legal rights? Sadly, very few to no rights as compared to married couples when it comes to estate planning.
Book Contract Key Elements.
Key Elements of a Book Contract. Whether you are being traditionally published or being published by a vanity (aka subsidy) press, you will almost always be required to sign a book or publishing contract. This agreement will spell out the terms of your relationship...
Family Wealth. Estate Planning.
Fears When Talking about Money Studies have shown (https://www.thewilliamsgroup.org/our-history) that the largest contributing factors to the depletion of family wealth are lack of trust, lack of communication, and lack of preparation...
Copyright Protects What?
What is a Copyright? Copyrights are part of the intellectual property (IP) bundle of rights. Other forms of IP that are part of the bundle ar trademarks, patents, rights of publicity, and trade sectrest. A copyright is a legal form of protection for “original” works...
Fear and Money – Part 2
Fear and Money Conversations when talking about wealth. Here are a few more examples of common fears that prevent open, honest, and transparent communication about family wealth. Fear of Treating Heirs Unequally and Fostering Sibling Rivalry Fear and money. Each...
Fear and Money. Talk of Family Wealth
Fear and Money. When Talking about Family Wealth. Studies show that the largest contributing factor to generational wealth being lost is Fear. Fear and talk of money about family wealth create problems for future generations. Lack of trust, lack of communication, and...
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