by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 8, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection
Now, I’m going to suggest a crazy dating concept in the 21st Century that might get you to the finish line without any wounds! Wait until you’ve got the full commitment! Make him put a ring on it first. I know one girl who is waiting until she gets married to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 8, 2017 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 7, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business Succession, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Venture Protection
Seems like just about every college has gone full marxist these days, and as a conservative I bristle at the idea that families really need those loons. This article makes a pretty good case that we all benefit from an academia attentive to Family Business....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 5, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection
According to WealthCounsel’s recent inaugural Estate Planning Awareness Survey: Such disputes often occur among the not-so-rich and-famous as well: More than one-third (35%) of respondents have either personally experienced, or known someone who has...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 3, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection
We spent nowhere near this, and are doing fine. According to The Knot, the average wedding in the U.S. costs approximately $33,000, but there’s tremendous regional variation. In New York, for example, weddings cost an average of $82,000. Source: Parents Are...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 3, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection
Being a smoker is far from the only worrying thing of Danny, the character played by Jack (son of Tim) Roth in the new horror-thriller, Us and Them. Danny is a working-class kid who is tired of the rough deal he faces and plans to start a revolution by streaming...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 3, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection
Shoot, they can get a FREE nomination of guardians just by attending our free estate planning seminar. Parents who immigrated illegally to the United States and now fear deportation under the Trump administration are inundating immigration advocates with...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 26, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Financial Mentorship
Say you do not have a will. You’re unlikely to go get one today, Ariely said. But you could say that by the end of the month you’ll find a lawyer and make an appointment.If you write down the steps and set a timeline, it is not a guarantee you’ll do that task,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 26, 2017 | Charity, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Tax Planning
Over 2,300 years ago, Aristotle commented on the challenges one faces when considering how to make larger charitable gifts:To give away money is an easy matter and in anyone’s power, but to decide to whom to give it, how much to give, when to give, and to give for the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 26, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family Protection, Tax Planning, Trust Admin
Valid point, especially now that the estate tax beast so rarely bites and may soon be destroyed. The article points out a few reasons for having life insurance, but omits some important ones such as estate creation for young families. Thus, the biggest lie in...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 26, 2017 | Estate Planning, Estate Planning Movies, Family Protection
Manchester by the Sea isn’t the first time Hollywood has built compelling stories hinging on the death of a loved one followed by the revelation that an unlikely or ill-suited guardian has been named to care for the deceased’s surviving offspring. Baby Boom...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 25, 2017 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Just a few notes from my recent private training at Front Sight last weekend, February 18th and 19th. I had hoped to DG and then aggressively plunge into my first foray in the tactical arena, but due to my feeling a bit under the weather, plus the actual weather...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 16, 2017 | Firearm Training
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 15, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Tax Planning
Tax savings aside, keep in mind that citizenship renunciants are not only prohibited from possessing firearms, but also are prohibited from hiring armed bodyguards. Why? It all goes back to the Civil War, and to a tax meant to deter potential draft dodgers from...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 15, 2017 | Asset Protection, Charity, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Tax Planning
DAF pros and cons Here are the advantages and disadvantages of using a DAF: Immediate tax deduction. Your contribution to the DAF is deductible in the tax year in which the initial contribution is made. You don’t have to wait until the fund makes distributions...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection
Lesson Number Seven: Only travel where you are allowed to be armed (example: Costa Rica). Six pieces of advice you can offer your wealthy clients to help avoid trouble when they travel. Source: Six Lessons for Wealthy Clients From Kim Kardashian’s...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Tax Planning
As Valentine’s Day brings heart-shaped chocolate boxes and roses by the dozen into your clients’ imaginations, seize the moment to educate them about the drawbacks of “I love you” wills and introduce them to the estate planning move that’s actually going to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 13, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
After this DGU (ok, it’s a Defensive Golfclub Use not a Defensive GunUse, but same basic idea) against a gator dragging him into the water, this golfer recognizes the importance of carry. “I guess a golfer should always keep a club in his hand,” Aarts...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Firearm Training
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Firearm Training
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Firearm Training
Some good tips in this article, though I cringe when I hear the term “dry fire” and recommend staying away from snap caps. The need for inexpensive practice and training can arise for many reasons. You may just be getting started and need time to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
I have to agree — not the Boy Scouts — especially with the newly transgendered Boy Scouts. I was an Eagle but never had firearm exposure in scouts, though many of the councils offer that now. (One of them, up north, retained me to help do some trust...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Firearm Training
Police on Wednesday released disturbing surveillance video showing a vicious sucker-punch that led to the death of a 64-year-old man in Queens. Source: Brutal sucker-punch leads to man’s death | New York Post
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
This is a hugely important case. It is of course logical that if we (families) have Second Amendment rights, we (families) have a right to train our kids. Because we certainly cannot depend on government schools to do that for us (too busy teaching the three...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
“This was perfect cooperation between law enforcement and the concerned community,” he said. “When the entire community is against you, you don’t stand a chance at criminal activity.” Source: Concerned citizen holds Lowcountry...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Camilo told the CBS affiliate that he felt the need to defend his family after the men pointed a gun at his brother. He said he has 29 security cameras installed at the deli. Source: Pistol-packing deli owner fires at robbers in gripping surveillance video | NJ.com...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
MANTECA (CBS13) – An alleged serial tire slasher was shot and killed by a neighbor who claims it was in self-defense. Source: Alleged Serial Tire Slasher Shot To Death By Neighbor In Manteca « CBS Sacramento
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
I still have one of JPFO’s coloring books somewhere, but this looks much more serious at least in terms of graphics. Freelance graphic designer Sara Westman decided to create something she wanted: a firearm coloring book. Drawing on her experience as a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Firearm Training
Some states allow either concealed carry or open carry. Some medical facilities in Texas have signs posted stating that no one can carry into the facility either open or concealed. But in many of those facilities, there are internal policies allowing staff...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
It’s important to realize the controlled and engineered nature of our knife disarm practice methods. These training methods have value in the context of our overall development as aikidoka, but don’t be overconfident in your ability to get a disarm to work against an...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection
Interesting and unfortunate trend, and I think unnecessary in many cases if people would only get good estate planning advice — for example, on blended family planning. A major theme seemed to be independence— older couples wanted their family and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Hmmm… Here’s a list of twenty of them. Hope they realize two things.First, that they have become prohibited persons under the Gun Control Act (18 USC 922(d) and (g)(7) prohibit a person “who, having been a citizen of the United States, has...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Police said Ward didn’t make it far into a child’s bedroom because the mother, with her two kids inside, shot at Ward in self-defense.Covered in blood from shattering the bedroom window, police said Ward tried to break into several other homes in...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
She told police that she shot her personal firearm at an individual she believed was trying to break into her home. The woman was unsure if the bullet struck the individual, but said the person fled immediately after the shot was fired. Source: St. Joseph Woman...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Gun trust attorneys were warning of this outcome long before the Wilson case. Medical marijuana patients don’t have a Second Amendment right to own a gun, according to a federal appeals court decision that came down in August. Source: Even though marijuana is...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 12, 2017 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
I think that’s the allure: the idea that if you have a gun, you can be in control rather than being at the mercy of someone else.Indeed, the moment I realized my position had changed came in the wake of a brutal rape-murder in my hometown of Lancaster....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 11, 2017 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
For those of you who routinely carry and are single, dating raises some interesting questions and challenges. In an effort to get to the bottom of the issue and find some solutions, two of our writers volunteered to collaborate on this article. Here’s the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 11, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
A New Jersey state trooper dispatched to the wrong home was justified in shooting the owner, who had grabbed his own weapons because he feared intruders were outside, authorities said Friday. Gerald Sykes, 76 at the time of the incident, was shot twice in the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
Grey issues here. Justified in presenting gun to stop beating of woman? Probably. Justified in shooting once suspect turns to attack him? Not the same disparity of force perhaps, but if suspect may have been able to obtain his gun. Jury will decide. Best we can...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2017 | Business Succession, Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Charity, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Punishment, Religious Faith, Spendthrift Children
Good discussion of incentive trust planning: Many subjects that serve as substantial planning motivators aren’t found on client questionnaires and are frequently absent from planning discussions. Source: The Other Reasons For Estate Planning (Well actually, we...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2017 | Business Succession, Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Venture Protection
So how does someone determine if he is “too old” to make independence work? It really comes down to a few key characteristics shared by those advisors who took the leap: They really wanted it. They believed in their ability to migrate clients and grow. They had...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business Succession, Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Income Tax, Tax Planning, Venture Protection
This article raises important points — plan for the long-term and don’t let taxes direct the planning over more important goals — plus it’s a good review of the many benefits of life insurance. But as I’ve previously noted, the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 9, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection
Consider also that your estate plan can include incentives to help your kids and grandkids stay married. Having a child puts a strain on relationships, but staying in an unhappy marriage is the best thing you can do for its long-term success, according to a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 9, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection
Recovered at a local pawn shop. Who will handle your jewelry, firearms, other important heirlooms? Are they trustworthy? Nicole Sarber, the owner of the heirloom ring from 1892, went public with her ordeal. Sarber’s boyfriend gave the ring to Cervantes, a jeweler and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2017 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Of course, the ultimate ease and effectiveness in shooting any gun and the resulting performance and accuracy are a blend of the shooter’s skills, thorough training, repetitive practice, and the gun itself. There is not one magic elixir nor a sole holy grail...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship
I don’t agree with everything in this article, but it does make a good point about the lack of estate planning. It is surprisingly tough sometimes to get families to consider holding funds in trust to prevent kids from blowing their inheritance, and I can...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 6, 2017 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
A leaked white paper by Ronald Turk, second in command at ATF, advocates cutting back gun regulations in a number of areas out of both respect for the Second Amendment and also improving the ATF’s mission of fighting crime. Among his many ideas are...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 3, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection
“Delaying conversations until a life event forces the subject means making decisions during a time of crisis that are often driven by emotion — by this time, options are fewer and time is tight — having conversations and a plan of action well before one must...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 3, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection
At 77, Mr. Close is among a critical mass of prominent — and profitable — artists in their twilight years (including Claes Oldenburg, 88; Ed Ruscha, 79; and Gerhard Richter, 84) facing important decisions about how to secure their creations and provide for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 3, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Horror Stories
Buddy Holly left a legacy of sorts, but was it really his legacy? He died intestate, so that is doubtful. Holly’s legacy was written by those who took control, instead of being carried out by trusted family he could have placed in control. The chapters...