Mattis in Kiev: “Defensive weapons are not provocative unless you’re an aggressor.”
US Defense Secretary Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis in Kiev, Russians within earshot, says something obvious to any American, yet beyond the understanding of most on the criminal-coddling Left: Asked by a reporter whether he agrees with the Obama...Happy Senior Citizens Day … Winter is Coming
Happy Senior Citizens Day! Winter is coming … and as the Holidays approach, families are shifting their focus toward estate planning. Get your planning done now, before the rush...Jerry Lewis, RIP, was Fastest Gun in Hollywood
This content is for members onlyBear breaks into SUV, then takes it for a short drive
Bears happen. Imagine if someone else was in the vehicle. Another reason to arm yourself! I nominate this one for the Farmers Hall of Claim: La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputies determined a bear was to blame, because it defecated in the car, likely...Obamacare Repeal Collapses, McCainCare Looms
McCain was a bigger surprise. He has long called for repeal, but grew frustrated over the secretive process that GOP leaders employed to draft various repeal measures. When he returned this week, he made an impassioned speech on the Senate floor for...MICHELLE O: Some never saw past ‘my skin color’
We’ve always seen past Michelle’s skin color. “The shards that cut me the deepest were the ones that intended to cut,” Obama said, according to the Denver Post. “Knowing that after eight years of working really hard for this country, there are still...Young men giving up on marriage: ‘Women aren’t women anymore’
Fewer young men in the US want to get married than ever, while the desire for marriage is rising among young women, according to the Pew Research Center. Pew recently found that the number of women 18-34 saying that having a successful marriage is one of the most...How To Invest In Art
People who collect for the long term may get more for their money by adapting the strategies of value investing. That means forgetting contemporary and postwar works and looking for unfashionable or neglected pieces with intrinsic value. “We need people to...Avoid These 7 Estate Planning Mistakes
Have you recently developed or reviewed your estate plan?An estate plan is not a “set it and forget it” type of plan. It’s more of a process than a singular event.A person’s desires and goals can change over time, as can important laws.It’s critical to...Six Ways Millennials Are Changing Charitable Giving
Millennials care more about others than you might think. The 2015 Millennial Impact Report found that 84 percent of millennials made a charitable contribution in 2015.The truth is, millennials do care about things other than themselves, and they’re willing to...Carmack v. Reynolds: California Supreme Court Rules on Asset Protection Trusts
SCOCA has ruled that a creditor/predator can reach up to the entire amount of trust sums due and payable to a beneficiary, plus up to 25% of specified future payments, underscoring the crucial value of having trustees with full discretion over distributions....Five Planning Questions For Single Parents
When only one parent is involved, certain aspects of a plan demand special attention.In most states, your client’s spouse is first in line to make health and financial decisions in the case he becomes incapacitated or dies suddenly. But for single...California Supreme Court Holds Localities Can Apply Documentary Transfer Tax to Transfers of Interests in Property-Holding Entities
The California Supreme Court, in a 6-1 decision, has held that a city or county may impose documentary transfer tax on the transfer of the ownership interests in a legal entity that owns real property located in the locality. In 926 North Ardmore Avenue, LLC v....How Nevada Became America’s Safest State for Wealth Protection
He concluded, “The court did the right thing. They said, listen, our legislature determined what the public policy was in our state and they specifically included it. It’s a clear statute.” That’s settled in Nevada now, providing protection to Nevada...Seven Tips For Managing Sibling Wealth Disparity
The starting point for dealing with wealth disparity is having a common understanding of what family means for this generation and developing a shared vision for how to be a family in the future. This shared vision, based on the identification of shared values...Where did baby boomers go wrong? This generation isn’t financially prepared for retirement
Baby boomers, or those born between 1946 and 1964, expect they’ll need $658,000 in their defined contribution plans by the time they retire, but the average in those employer-sponsored plans is $263,000, according to a survey of 900 investors by financial...Rev Proc 2017-34 simplifies getting extension for portability election
Rev. Proc. 2017-34 SECTION 1. PURPOSE This revenue procedure provides a simplified method for certain taxpayers to obtain an extension of time under § 301.9100-3 of the Procedure and Administration Regulations to make a “portability” election under §...Move over, millennials — members of Generation Z are ready to work
Ready for labor…and defense? In their first job, 70% said they want stabilityHaving come of age at the height of the recent financial crisis, job security is top of mind for people in Generation Z, according to experts. As a result, some of their...No Charitable Deduction for Incomplete Gift
Six Tests for Charitable DeductionSales for less than fair market value (FMV) to charities are deductible as the spread between FMV and amount realized.2 An Internal Revenue Code charitable deduction is permissible if six tests are met under Goldstein v....Most Eccentric Last Will and Testament Requests By Famous People – History Daily
From crazy cremation requests to creepy memorial guidelines, here are some weird and eccentric wills left by famous people in history. Source: Most Eccentric Last Will and Testament Requests By Famous People – History DailyLatest State To Repeal Estate Tax: Delaware
Despite facing a $400 million budget hole, Delaware is the latest state to repeal its estate tax—as of Jan. 1, 2018. Democratic Governor John Carney Jr. signed a stand-alone estate tax repeal bill today, just two days after signing the 2018 state budget, which...Demystifying Dynasty Trusts
Most people think of dynasty trusts as something only the highest net worth families should even consider. In reality, they are something that is a great solution for many families. Although they require the help of a skilled estate-planning attorney, who can...Gen X Marks the Spot
“Generation X” are those born between 1965 and 1980, inclusive. It’s not easy to be Generation X, and not only because this group was once dubbed the “slacker generation” (owing in part to the Richard Linklater movie Slacker). Slackers no more,...Five Myths to Overcome with New Estate-Planning Clients
The American public largely misunderstands estate planning. They read stories in the press about multimillion-dollar estate battles and assume estate planning is reserved for the rich and famous. Take for example the estate of the late musician Prince. The...Profoundly Naive Advocates of Will-by-Text Smoke Same Stuff as Driverless Car Advocates
[You know, if you get off that stuff you’ll be a much better driver and you’ll plan much better for your family!] The plans drawn up by the Commission call for the law to be relaxed to allow notes, emails and voicemail messages to be used in place of a...Flint Funeral Home Shut Down For Maggots, Rotting Bodies
Maggots on the floor of the facility’s garage and garage door. Unrefrigerated human bodies were stored in the un-air-conditioned garage, some for more than 90 days and up to five months. The building smelled of decomposing bodies. Unsanitary preparation room...Steve Oshins’ State Rankings Charts Fight Big State Gov Attacks on Trusts
Pick the best state for your dynasty trust, while you fight state income tax drag, protect assets from creditors, and decant to your heart’s content with Steve Oshins’ state rankings charts: Steve Oshins | State Rankings Charts Steve is a nice guy...Man who couldn’t swim dies after falling off of rented paddleboard without flotation device – Orange County Register
HUNTINGTON BEACH – A 26-year-old man on a rented paddleboard who was pulled from the water in Huntington Harbour after a 25-minute search on Tuesday afternoon has died.The man, who did not know how to swim and was not using a personal flotation device, was...Marilyn Monroe’s bad planning
Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 at the age of 36, leaving her personal effects to acting coach Lee Strasberg and indirectly to his third wife — who Marilyn never knew but who inherited those valuable goodies when Strasberg passed. Source: Marilyn Monroe’s bad...Murder witnessed by parrot: “Don’t (expletive) shoot!”
If I had a parrot, it would say “Stop right there! Stop or I’ll shoot!” Martin Duram’s ex-wife, Christina Keller, has said that after the slaying, the pet parrot, Bud, repeated “don’t (expletive) shoot” in Martin Duram’s voice. Keller took...Fifteen Minute Course: “Do I need to update my estate plan?” (Reward for Completing)
Because you are busy, but want the peace of mind that comes from knowing your family is protected, we’ve created a SHORT 15-minute online course for you to take and get an idea whether it is time to update your estate plan. Access the “Do I need to update...Yes, a Firearm Safety Certificate is required for trustees and agents!
I am often asked by professional fiduciaries whether they need to have a Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) for the work they do. Professional fiduciaries are subject to the same penal code as lay fiduciaries so the answer is yes, generally, fiduciaries (whether...American Independence: Polish Heroes of the Revolution
But among all the heroes of the American Revolution were two great men whose names have faded from collective memory. They were not Americans, but they possessed the spirit of freedom and justice. I refer to Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Kazimierz Pulaski, two great...Trump Speech in Poland: We put faith and family at center…debate everything…the people are cornerstone of defense
Interesting…the official transcript omits audience chants of “USA! USA! USA!” PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. That’s so nice. The United States has many great diplomats, but there is truly no better ambassador for our country than our...‘I just did what anyone would do,’ says neighbor who intervened in quadruple Anaheim stabbing – Orange County Register
I’m offering both Manny Gonzalez (the hero) and his father a lifetime membership at Front Sight, the world’s largest shooting school. Manny used all he had (baseball bat) to knock the knife away, Fuentes came back with a meat cleaver and Manny kept...Legal pot and car crashes: Yes, there’s a link – CBS News
Does driving while high have any impact on auto accident rates? Legalized recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington correlates to about a 3 percent increase in auto collision claim frequencies compared to states without such legislation,...Murders hit record high in Mexico – 200,000 dead since 2006
Since Mexico first sent the military to fight drug trafficking in 2006, a wave of bloodshed has left more than 200,000 people dead or missing, as rival cartels wage war on each other and the army. Source: Murders hit record high in MexicoKIDS TODAY: THEY DON’T WORK SUMMER JOBS THE WAY THEY USED TO
As summer 2017 begins, America’s teenagers are far less likely to be acquiring the kinds of experiences Doyle found so useful. Once a teenage rite of passage, the summer job is vanishing. Source: News from The Associated PressOlder Fathers Have More Intelligent, ‘Geekier’ Sons, Study Finds
LONDON — Many aspiring parents don’t wait too long to have kids thanks to the various studies pointing to health risks associated with older age and conception. But a new study finds that boys born to older fathers tend to be geekier — that is, show greater...50 free concerts in Orange County in summer 2017 – Orange County Register
Like music? Well, one of the best things about summer in Orange County is all the great concerts you can enjoy, without paying a dime. Bring your beach chair, picnic and blanket, and prepare to tap your feet, or whatever other part of your body starts to move.Here are...I’ve seen the future that transgender activists are fighting for… and it’s terrifying
There it is in black and white, ladies and gentlemen. When Cossman says that “we” need to fundamentally re-imagine the relationship between sex and gender, she means you, too. You are required to believe that men can breastfeed. You are required to grit your...Gov-funded ad: Kids are annoying, use birth control
Chinese food driver shoots would-be robber outside abandoned…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Chinese food delivery driver shot at least one of three teens who police said set up the driver with the intent to rob him.Police said a group of three teens called in a Hot Wok Chinese order and had it delivered to a vacant home on...Meet the one man army who owns more than 3,000 weapons and proudly boasts the scary title ‘the most armed man in America’
Some collect, some train. But Bernstein was hit by tragedy in 2012 when his wife was killed at their rifle range while filming a Discovery Channel reality show. Terry died when she was hit by two smoke bombs travelling at 150mph while being used to create a...Armed 11-year-old boy saves fishing party from charging bear
“There was four of them in a line … my son was third,” Clark said. “The bear came down the trail at them, fella in the front, who was his uncle, the bear was on him so quickly that he didn’t have time to take his rifle off his shoulder.”The bear ran through the...The Will of Thomas Paine
Paine left most of his estate to protect the family of a political ally persecuted in France, bringing them to America and setting up trusts for education and support of the children so the money would not be squandered before they reached 21. See Thomas...Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson died broke but left a legacy of books and education benefiting the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia. See Jefferson’s will here: Last Will and Testament | Thomas Jefferson’s MonticelloGeorge Washington’s Last Will and Testament
Washington is known as the only founding father who emancipated all of his slaves, but actually he only emancipated one outright. His slaves had intermarried with Martha’s dower slaves, in whom Martha had only a life estate because her first husband died...The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin
A few of the Founders did plan for some kind of values transmission. Franklin for example, gave not only his printing business but over 400 diamonds to his daughter, and asked her not to make them into jewelry, which he considered vain and useless. Franklin...
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