by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 26, 2017 | Asset Protection, Retirement Planning
Tactical management was created to meet the typical investor’s needs and expectations. While still considered active, tactical management is quite different. Tactical management seeks growth during “normal” times but is engineered to avoid the majority of the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 26, 2017 | Retirement Planning
Pew’s research, based on U.S. Census Bureau survey data, found that 56 percent of part-time workers in lower-hour industries do not have access to a 401(k) or other retirement plan, compared with just 29 percent of full-time workers in higher-hour industries....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 26, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Tax Planning
Planning for privacy is best started by placing an attorney (along with the attendant attorney-client privilege) at the head of your planning team. Ensure that discussions and financial transactions are as secure and confidential as possible. Source: Nine...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 25, 2017 | News & Commentary, Religious Faith
Conservatives say any use of condoms violates Church teaching that considers all forms of contraception to be an unacceptable barrier to life. Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI have both adopted a more flexible stance, signalling that the use of condoms...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 24, 2017 | Retirement Planning
(Bloomberg) –A profit center. A silent fee. One more kick in the pants.Those are a few of the ways divorce lawyers describe the fee that many 401(k) plan participants have to pay when they need to divide a retirement account in a divorce. As more wealth...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 24, 2017 | News & Commentary
Obama’s last grasp. These Alice in Wonderland SCOTUS decisions are a threat to free society and will not stand, and my colleagues should be warning their clients of this likelihood. Meanwhile, the other branches of government are free to ignore them. On...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 24, 2017 | News & Commentary
WaPo trying to make controversy over mere tax deferral: Section 1043 sales are similar to like-kind exchanges, a concept familiar to real estate investors, and is even reported on the same tax form, Form 8824. Eventually, the employee will pay tax when the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection
Given some of the concerns of blended and complex families mentioned above, what route can meet Jim and Carol’s needs? The joint RLT pour-over is one good option for such a situation. The strategy contains three separate trust agreements: a joint RLT for Jim...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2017 | Estate Planning
It’s time for us to heed our own advice.New Year’s resolutions are easier said than done right? Much like taking your own advice. So, I decided to sit down and write about the same advice I’ve given to my clients over the years that I could use myself. Here are...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2017 | News & Commentary
Lemmingpreneurs who rushed into China better have an exit plan: http://ExitLegal.com Xi during his term has called for strengthened confidence in China’s communist system. Most recently, China’s top judge called on his cohorts to “absolutely not fall into the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2017 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Income Tax, Tax Planning
Most agreed the new Republican regime in Washington may get rid of the long-loathed estate tax (this year levied at a top rate of 40 percent on assets above the exemption of just under $11 million for a married couple). Yet, it will almost certainly be replaced...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2017 | Charity
As with most of these wealthmanagement.com articles, watch out for the liberal slant. For example, in highlighting increased funding for “constitutional rights” there is mention of “privacy” and “separation of church and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary, Venture Protection
Trump meets with CEOs and pledges to cut taxes ‘massively’ 11 Hours Ago | 03:13President Donald Trump told business leaders on Monday he believes he can cut regulations by 75 percent or “maybe more.” Source: Trump tells business leaders he...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2017 | News & Commentary
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – In his very first pro-life action, President Donald Trump signed an executive order today reinstating the “Mexico City Policy” banning government funding of foreign pro-abortion groups like the International...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 21, 2017 | News & Commentary
Steinem touched base on violence against females, abortion rights, the danger of a Muslim registry and provided a message from the Women’s March in Berlin: ‘We in Berlin know that walls don’t work.’ Source: Secret Service to investigate Madonna...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 16, 2017 | News & Commentary
I pray that all polar opposites learn to Agape Love, live and work together as brothers and sisters—or perish as fools. While I voted for Mr. Trump, my confidence remains in God, for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Prayers for President-elect Trump,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Tax Planning
The court also found that Dee Wyly, the widow of Charles Wyly (who was Samuel Wyly’s brother and business partner), hadn’t committed tax fraud, even though she was a joint signer on Charles’ returns. However, she must pay taxes, penalties and interest for a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Probate Admin, Tax Planning, Trust Admin
Good advice in this article, but much of the uncertainty can be removed with thorough, comprehensive planning with an eye toward flexibility. For example, in our planning (http://Protect.LIFE), we offer not only the current flexibility of the Clayton election,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning
The new president has an ambitious plan to spend money and cut taxes. Here are a few exchange-traded funds that can provide some ballast for a likely rise in both interest rates and inflation. Source: ETFs For Higher Rates And Inflation
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning
“If you believe in follow the money, you need to follow the baby boomers,” Nerbrand said in a phone interview. “Bond yields may not revert back to their historical averages even if inflation were to rise because the structural story is still there.” Source:...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | Estate Planning, Retirement Planning
Not too late to avoid this, folks: From a sensorial point of view, it’s impossible to tell the difference between the ‘real thing’ and the virtual experience. The program is purely voluntary and benefits from large economies of scale, so it is affordable to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | Charity, Estate Planning
Some good advice here, but the apparent SJW author who included a plug for Planned Parenthood would do well to follow his own advice and consider millennials, who now are moving away from abortion. Transparency and technology are at the forefront. Source: Top...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary
Heh, heh. Let them do it. Bill Clinton famously blamed gun control for losing Congress. Californians are as protective about their cars as Southerners are about their guns. Democrat governors have been regularly spiking gas taxes and vehicle registration fees for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2017 | News & Commentary
Under Rep. Richard Hudson’s (R-NC-8) national reciprocity legislation, a person with a resident or non-resident carry permit from one state would be allowed to carry in every state. Source: National Reciprocity Allows CA Residents to Escape State’s...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2017 | News & Commentary
The following congressmen are founding members of the caucus: Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ken Buck (R-CO), Alex Mooney (R-WV), Justin Amash (R-MI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Warren Davidson...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2017 | News & Commentary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced H.R. 34, the Safe Students Act, which would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. The bill, originally introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) in 2007, repeals the Gun-Free...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary
Trump warned of joker in pack of Supreme Court options The U.S. Supreme Court President-elect Donald Trump has released a list of possible nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, and with his inauguration just days away, his first nomination to replace the late...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2017 | Family Maintenance
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning
There are many types of advisors, but only lawyers are subject to state bar ethics rules and able to provide attorney-client privilege for confidentiality. Most importantly, planning is not all about money, and we know that. Go to http://Protect.LIFE and let an...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2017 | Business Succession, Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Firearm Legacy, Venture Protection
[bctt tweet=”.@realdonaldtrump: You’ll say Mr. Pres we win #2A much, can’t take it & I’ll say #MAGA” username=”guntrust”] Trump’s legacy of winning is motivational for any individual, family, business or country....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection
What I especially didn’t like was something I heard from a colleague who had some of her own personal money with the advisor. She said he told her some gossip about another person in the firm, an employee whose 401(k) he was handling—something about the person’s...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Religious Faith
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by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | News & Commentary
Mark Langedijk chose the day of his death and was telling jokes, drinking beer and eating ham sandwiches with his family hours before he passed away.He was killed by lethal injection at his parents’ home on 14 July, according to an account of the ordeal written...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Firearm Training
Best way to understand the need is to take training that involves skills tests under time pressure, like at Front Sight.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | News & Commentary
A teacher at Hinkley Elementary School has come under fire after being accused of shaming a 9-year-old student for wearing a sweatshirt that commemorated her first deer kill. Source: Ohio Teacher Shamed 9-Year-Old for Shirt Commemorating First Deer Kill –...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Firearm Training
Most of these techniques are taught at Front Sight and that is the safest way to learn them. All drills set forth in this article should be practiced numerous times “dry” with an unloaded and cleared firearm before “going hot” and conducting the exercises with...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Firearm Training
You and your physician understand best what type of exercise you can do so ultimately all these recommendations are simply that – our best ideas on what types of workout improve CCW abilities. Source: Does Exercise Improve Concealed Carry? – USA...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | News & Commentary
2016 was a record-breaking year for pro-life legislation, with 43 states proposing more than 360 abortion restrictions, including tax funding for women’s health centers that perform abortions, limits on late-term abortions of viable babies, informed...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | News & Commentary
Eight in 10 Americans (80 percent) say it is an “immediate priority” or an “important” one to appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as it was originally written. This includes 56 percent who say such an...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Police contacted him there and the suspect was taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound to his arm. It was there, police say, that he admitted to the robberies. He allegedly told police that he targeted gas stations because “they are supposed to just...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Religious Faith
Theology is not #Mathematics. 2 + 2 in #Theology can make 5. Because it has to do with #God and real #life of #people… — Antonio Spadaro (@antoniospadaro) January 5, 2017 Defenders of the above propositions in Amoris Laetitia are in the unenviable...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Property Tax, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning
California slaps high tax rates on the rich, and when they and/or their income leaves the state, the solution is…guess what…more taxes. Including property taxes, especially commercial. Or is it the gun control that is chasing good families away?...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business Succession, Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning, Venture Protection
Among the chief goals of succession planning is providing continuity of management and minimizing the tax costs of transferring property interests to new generations.Source: Six Things Family-Owned Firms Should Know About Succession Planning
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2017 | News & Commentary
While most industry trends develop over several years, Alois Pirker and his team think this coming year will be an inflection point, as many of the decisions made in 2016 will have a drastic impact on financial advisors over the coming 12 months. Wealth...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary
Forty-four states currently have Right to Keep and Bear Arms constitutional amendments. It’s time for Iowa to join these states by protecting the Second Amendment rights of Iowans in their own constitution! Source: NRA-ILA | Iowa: Right to Keep and Bear Arms...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Investigators said the suspect then got caught in a fight with a bystander, who was legally carrying a gun. The suspect attempted to grab the gun, when the bystander shot the suspect once in the right leg. Source: Bystander shoots suspected carjacker in...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2017 | Firearm Training
This is why you do not entrust your safety to inexperienced local trainers who cut corners on safety either because they don’t know any better, or because they have to distinguish themselves in the marketplace through some new, unorthodox technique. This...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2017 | News & Commentary
So very glad we are not Canadian, eh? Bunch of snowflakes. “[Police] would like to remind people not to post pictures of themselves with firearms or guns that appear to be actual firearms. Police have to treat these investigations as if they were firearms which...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Surveillance video from Dixie Gun and Pawn in Mableton, Georgia, shows the brief moments in which two suspects attempted to rob the shop at gunpoint last month before the owner opened fire on them. Source: Surveillance video released of gun shop robbery gone wrong...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2017 | News & Commentary
In a new study of President Obama’s legacy, the Pew Research Center found that religious affiliation and practice dropped off dramatically during his two terms in the White House. Source: Pew Report: Religion Plummets in America During Obama...