Monthly Archives: March 2009

View from Room 2084

I am staying at the Grand Millenium Hotel in Dubai. (Yes, there is a story behind  more…

L.A. – Abu Dhabi – Dubai – L.A. begins

I’m at Los Angeles International Airport about to leave. The rest of the crew will be  more…

Exercise a limited power of appointment, make a gift

This is a little bit of inside baseball for the pointy-headed trust aficionados among you. We  more…

The Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (2009)–Now With Added Fail

Yeah I am watching the latest incarnation of the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. I’m not  more…

Valuation discount strategies

This is an estate tax strategy designed to make $1.00 of assets look like $0.75 (or  more…

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