As Generation X nears retirement age, and Generations Y and X near their peak earning years, financial advisors are beginning to face a generational shift in their serviceable market. Each generation ...

With all the responsibilities piled on business owners, it is no wonder that they wish for more time, a more organized business process or increased opportunities for planning. With the right ...

Homeowners and businesses spend an annual rate of $623 billion on construction projects, according to the August 2013 edition of "U.S. Census Bureau News." The U.S. Bureau of Statistics divides ...

The optimisation of process planning has emerged as a pivotal aspect of modern manufacturing, where genetic algorithms (GAs) and hybrid techniques are leveraged to address the combinatorial complexity ...

Pandemics, inflation, rising interest rates, war in the Ukraine—uncertain times indeed! And yet, in the world of estate planning, almost every change in the zeitgeist offers its own suite of planning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Recently, PwC highlighted key insights in “President Trump’s Agenda: What to ...

The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 reduced the maximum tax rate on net long-term capital gains incurred by individuals, trusts and estates from 28 to 20 percent (10 percent for taxpayers in the 15 ...

Traditional estate planning focused on what happens after death—writing wills, minimizing estate taxes, and transferring assets to heirs. Modern estate planning takes a different approach: Immediate ...