Uber driver shoots man trying to jack his car in Mid City, police say
Hard to be certain based on a short news account, and I am not very familiar with Louisiana law on self-defense. Perhaps due to its proximity to Texas it allows use of deadly force in some situations to protect property. But that is definitely not allowed in...Trump praised for cutting funds for U.N.’s forced abortions
The forced abortions continue, Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, has confirmed, under China’s “two-child” policy instead of its original one-child limit. Source: Trump praised for cutting funds for U.N.’s forced...11 fake ‘safety’ concerns that cause real victims
Any notion that Obama and his presumed successor, corrupt Hillary, were agents of “peace” looks more and more preposterous. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 comes to mind: “While people are saying, ‘Peace and safety,’ destruction will come on them suddenly. …”Let’s keep...Stay-at-Home Mothers on the Rise?
After embracing increasingly feminist family attitudes from the 1970s to the 1990s, young adults are more likely to embrace traditional attitudes about male breadwinning, female homemaking and male authority in the home, according to a new report from...Indiana pharmacy owner grabs gun, chases off burglary suspect
I guess today is the day for reporting pharmacist DGU’s. Have to point out here that warning shots are almost NEVER a good idea and usually indicate a lack of training. Extremely reckless in an urban or suburban environment especially. Deputies say he...Intruder strikes homeowner in head with crowbar, gets shot
Why did the homeowner let the intruder get close enough to strike him in the head with a crowbar? Whether the crowbar was visible or not, DISTANCE IS YOUR FRIEND. That is the main reason God and Sam Colt gave us guns. LUCKY he got a shot off. LUCKY the thigh...The raw, bloody subject most artists won’t touch
Artists have a chance to prove we truly are the significant and powerful change agents that we’ve convinced ourselves we are. Will there be an opera made about abortion? Films and plays make a potent stage for the private tragedies of abortion. Novels and...Apple Valley Pharmacist Shoots Armed Robbery Suspect
APPLE VALLEY — An alleged armed robbery at a local pharmacy was foiled when one suspect was shot by the pharmacist Friday evening, authorities said, but a second suspect remains at large. Source: Alleged armed robber shot; second suspect still at...Trump’s war on abortion begins!
Abortion is inherently racist. Many of you already know that Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood and creator of the Negro Project (a program designed to sterilize unknowing black women), hoped to rid the earth of those she deemed “undesirables.” It’s...Going grey early increases heart attack risk
Scientists have discovered that hair whitening can indicate an increased risk of damage to arteries supplying the heart with blood.Some of the biological mechanisms driving coronary artery disease are also responsible for greying hair, they believe. Source:...TED-Talkin’ Muslim activist’s 3-word #BlackLivesMatter essay gets him into Stanford
“Ahmed is the perfect student for the present state of higher education,” Greer said. “It is not about developing young minds for the real world – it is all about indoctrinating young Americans to accept progressive dogma.”Ahmed told Mic.com he has also been...Where Are The Best And Worst States To Retire?
To rank the states according to what people say they want in retirement, we pull together data on these eight criteria:Cost of livingHealthcare qualityCrimeCultural vitalityWeatherTaxesSenior citizens’ overall well-beingThe prevalence of other seniorsTwo of our...New Commodity ETFs Structured to Avoid Need for K-1 Filing
ETF Securities Group, a U.K.-based asset manager, launched three ETFs on the NYSE Arca exchange that track the Bloomberg Commodity Indices, on March 31. The funds are among thousands traded on the exchange but stand out because they are broad-based and...The flexibility of stretch IRAs: Learn how your IRA can benefit your spouse and other beneficiaries
IRA stretch is great in theory, but your beneficiary can withdraw the principal at any time and there is no asset protection. As an estate planning attorney, I can make the stretch real by using an asset-protected standalone IRA Beneficiary Trust, separate from...States With the Highest (and Lowest) Taxes for Retirees
In general, the most tax-friendly states for retirees are, in order, Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Nevada, and Wyoming, according to the J.P. Morgan report. The least tax-friendly states, in order, are New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Maine, and Vermont. Property taxes...Beware The Constructive Trust When Relying On ‘Informal’ Estate Distributions
In Georgia, generally, a constructive trust cannot be imposed on real property based solely on a broken verbal promise to hold or transfer the land for the benefit of another. However, a broken verbal promise may give rise to a constructive trust if it was...High-Net-Worth Investors Look to Suburban Office Buildings and Transition Assets to Get Yield
HNWI are starting to look hard at suburban office markets again, which we haven’t seen this investor group pursue in quite some time. Industrial space has been very competitive the last several years, so unlikely the HNWIs will go after industrial assets this...Should you use your retirement savings to pay for kids’ college? – MarketWatch
The kids can work their way through college like we did. ‘Should I dip into my retirement account to pay for college?’People do it, but most financial professionals advise against it. At the very least, experts say, you should limit such withdrawals, so as not...The IRS has been quietly confiscating millions from small business owners
And it’s not just that the IRS occasionally seizes the assets of innocent business owners by mistake and is unaware of the problems with its methodology: According to the TIGTA report, the IRS almost always misses the mark. The watchdog randomly selected 278...Take this secret to the grave, and it’ll cost you
Only a third of people have told their heirs where they can find key documents like their will or powers of attorney, according to a new survey from BMO Wealth Management. Another one in 10 has provided heirs with copies of the original documents. Source: Take...Feds fund ‘how to be a good Muslim’ lessons for U.S. schoolkids
CAN says it is not aware of any federal funding of comparable programs on Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism or any other major religion. But the “Access Islam” program teaches students how to convert to Islam and how to practice its “Five Pillars.” Source: Feds...Ex-atheist of ‘Case for Christ’ on how to help friends meet Jesus
Studies have shown that most of the famous atheists of history: [Albert] Camus, [Jean-Paul] Sartre, [Friedrich] Nietzsche, [Sigmund] Freud, Voltaire, [H.G.] Wells, [Ludwig] Feuerbach, all had a father that either died when they were young, divorced their mother...NRA-ILA | Firearms Purchases Still Trending Up
We’ve covered – and debunked – the claims that firearms sales are significantly declining under the Trump Administration. The latest FBI report on NICS checks for March 2017 should help put any lingering claims about the “Trump Slump” to bed. Source: NRA-ILA |...Disney’s Metal Detectors Cannot Protect You From These Hands
Disney screens visitors with metal detectors, pretending it can protect them against violence. What about undetectable ceramic knives? Or this woman’s hands? A Michigan woman was arrested Wednesday night, accused of choking a high school girl during a...Moderate Journalist Explains Rules Apply Before Wives can be Beaten by their Husbands
IRS Recognizes Retroactive Validity of GRAT Based Upon Court Reformation
In this matter, the draftsman failed to include language prohibiting the trustee from issuing a note, other debt instrument, option or other similar financial arrangement in satisfaction of the annuity obligation as required by § 25.2702-3(d)(6) of the Gift Tax...To Defer or Not To Defer—How About Both?
“If you look at the conventional advice that’s given, there doesn’t seem to be much acknowledgment of this idea of tax uncertainty,” he notes. “That advice is often based on this idea of ‘compare your income today to your expected income in retirement,’ and our...A Case for Tennessee PFTCs
Tennessee recently updated its private family trust company (PFTC) laws in 2016 to expand both the family clients and family office employees that they can serve. These changes can help ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) families and family offices meet their needs....Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, confirmed by Senate – Washington Times
The Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Friday morning, thrilling conservatives and angering liberals who expect him to be in the mold of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, whose seat he will take.The 54-45 vote was also a victory for...Estate Planning Pitfall: You reside in a state with high estate tax
Sacramento is at this moment plotting to bring back the estate tax here. Also, you might own property, or plan to retire, in one of these states. Do you have a flexible estate plan? Reforms being debated by Congress could repeal the federal estate tax with...College student dies days after pancake-eating contest
Tragic, tear-jerking story — but try as they might to cast her untimely death in the heroic cloth of charitable enterprise, there remains something embarrassing about dying while stuffing your mouth full of pancakes. Apparently according to the updated...Florida Electronic Wills Act
The only difference I see between this and what we already have with LegalZoom etc is that when I provide electronic drafts clients often like to print them out anyway, plus I sometimes have difficulty getting elderly clients to use email at all. If it takes...How to Help Clients Spot Warning Signs of Real Estate Investments
For many years I was an attorney for landlords and my wife and I are both real estate brokers and between us have decades of experience in a number of real estate fields. If you need a broker, we can find the right one for you, or for your client. To avoid the...3 Steps to Prepare for Grieving Client Needs
Where do you start? Ask the right questions. Before the conversation turns to finances, ask open-ended question that invite your clients to tell the story and give you a window into their lives and experiences in light of the loss. This is healing for your...County Probate Attorney Praises WealthDocx
I just received an email from a county probate attorney here in California, who shall remain anonymous, saying this about WealthCounsel’s WealthDocx drafting system, used by WealthCounsel member attorneys. I rarely have the pleasure to review a...Twitter blocked me from tweeting THIS story but not others
I tried to tweet this story directly (instead of reblogging) but twitter blocked the tweet for some reason. I could still tweet other stories, but not this one critical of Islam, so it was not due to any spamming by me. Kimberly Morin reports The Huffington Post...79-year-old man kills burglary suspect inside his Center Point home | WBMA
Wednesday’s break-in happened around 1:00 a.m. This time Croft was home in his bed. A self-described light sleeper, Croft said he heard the two men break-in and soon found them inside his bedroom. The burglars ordered him to stay still. Instead he grabbed...Apartment residents recount deadly Thursday home invasion | The Salt Lake Tribune
The door quickly gave way, he said, and two men — dressed in all black, with hoods — rushed in. One was holding a two-foot metal pipe. A Marine veteran, Sant said he began scuffling with the men in the living room.VIDEOSNC Rolls Back ‘Bathroom Bill’...Red Light Runners and ‘Sanctuary’ cities explode across U.S.
Anyone else notice an increase lately in drivers running red lights? Bottom line: It appears, we’ve lost any sense that there’s a right and wrong, that laws are meant to be obeyed and that it’s not up to individuals to decide which laws they will obey.Never...Buying a Home Will Be Harder Than Ever This Spring | Fox Business
If you need help, my wife and I are both licensed brokers and we know many agents in Orange County. We can help you find the right one for the area or type of housing you desire. Economists had predicted the inventory crunch would ease this year, as several...Australia Has The World’s Worst Money-Laundering Property Market | Zero Hedge
Trustophobic claptrap: In Australia, Canada and the US, the current anti-money laundering framework shows a tendency to rely on financial institutions to conduct the necessary background checks on real estate transactions… there are no checks on cash...Residual liability in the trust context of excluded fiduciaries
Some states by statute have introduced into their trust jurisprudence the concept of the excluded fiduciary: In the case of a trust the terms of which allocate fiduciary functions between the trustee and, say, a trust protector, the trustee is an excluded...Los Angeles’ wealthy, famous targeted in new burglary tactic: ‘Flocking’ – The Orange County Register
Once they identify a house that looks empty, they send one person to knock on the door, Dunn said. If no one responds, other gang members break through a side door or smash a window. If no alarm sounds, they head immediately to the master bedroom. In most...NRA Recommends Preventing Firearm Deaths By Securing Children In Locked Safe
FAIRFAX, VA—As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the number of accidental deaths from firearms, the National Rifle Association issued a recommendation Wednesday urging gun owners to secure their children in a locked safe at all times. “Because responsible gun...911 caller says ‘I took care of dude’ who hit kid with car
WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather Court documents state that 24-year-old Jamall Isaiah Killings, the father of the child that was struck, is also wanted in connection with the death of the driver. Stating he caused Urton’s death by,...The Biggest Challenge for RIAs? They All Look Alike
“Competition is the challenge of the future for independent advisors, and as there’s more of them, differentiation is critical,” agreed Jon Beatty, senior vice president, sales and relationship management, Schwab Advisor Services.Asset allocation, rebalancing...Will Republicans Fund Tax Cuts by Tapping Retirement Piggy Bank?
To understand why, it is important first to understand this term: “Tax expenditure.”This is Washington budget-speak for tax revenue foregone due to special tax treatment. The phrase refers to billions of dollars in tax code exemptions, deductions or credits....L.A. To Worsen Housing Shortage With New Rent Controls
Currently, partial rent control is already in place in Los Angeles and landlords there are limited in how much they can raise rents on current residents. However, according to LA Weekly, landlords are free to raise rents to market levels for a unit once that...Conflicted Art Appraisals Lead to $1.77 Million Estate Tax Deficiency
Recently, in Estate of Kollsman v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2017-40), the U.S. Tax Court held that an art collector’s estate significantly underreported the value of two artworks for estate tax purposes. The problem: the estate relied on appraisals by an...
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