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The original article was posted May 8, 2018 Fortunately, our elections had a dramatic increase in voter participation.  We will now have more women in office than ever and more diversity.  Hopefully, this will bring more balance and a more positive spirit…

TRUSTS At one time, trusts were the domain of the wealthy, but over the past few decades they have become useful planning methods for those of more modest wealth.  A Trust is a legal document with a set of conditions and instructions…

There are very important things happening in political geography.  Although technology gets a lot of attention, particularly cyber security, real locations matter too. For the past several years, China has led the world in foreign direct investment. All regions of the world.…

Interestingly, on this day twenty seven years ago, a report which was possibly leaked from the Senate Judiciary Committee, disrupted the nomination process of Judge Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court.  It revealed that a law professor, Dr. Anita Hill,  told the…

DOCUMENTS There are numerous documents that you will need to plan and organize your estate.  Many of these will be used to actually implement your plan in the event of a disability or death. Your proposed person who will be your Power…

Vulnerabilities are appearing in the real estate market and it’s possible that a top in pricing has happened over the last month or so.  Existing home inventory is starting to accumulate and new development is uneven.  Mortgage rates have climbed to the…

Recently, there has been serious turmoil in the Venezuelan and Turkish currency.  In fact, all currencies are always in crisis.  The only possible exception would be the Swiss franc as there are more gold reserves to support it than any other country…

MINI  WILLS In Part 1 it was explained how everyone has a will. One is either done by the person or defaults to the generic will provided by the State of residence.  These wills take care of assets and liabilities that are…

The Bureaucracy is the New Aristocracy.  For the past several decades the government bureaucracy, at all levels, has entrenched itself dramatically and demonstrably and remains largely unaccountable to anyone.  There is no meaningful  legal requirement to disclose information to the citizens.  Inquiries…

What’s interesting about estate planning is that it is one of the few things you can mess up and not pay the consequences. You can leave wealth to your beneficiaries and you can also leave problems.  Strange and unexpected things can happen…