by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 8, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning
Personally, I think this is the best of the several solutions discussed: Another way for clients to avoid new account fraud is to put a freeze on their credit report with all three bureaus, which prevents anyone else from opening accounts in their name. There is...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 8, 2017 | News & Commentary
[bctt tweet=”…at least two cadets fired at close range toward the terrorist #2A” username=”guntrust”] These attacks would rarely occur, or at least rarely be newsworthy if more victims were able to carry. Here in the US, we have...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 7, 2017 | News & Commentary
On my first trip to Dneprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine (via Aeroflot and a long road trip through southern Russia in the icy winter of 2001), there was only one restaurant in the whole city (about the size of Oceanside). On another trip a couple years later, there were a bunch...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 7, 2017 | Estate Planning
The future is NOW here at LawNews.TV — much of what the article talks about, we have already implemented. We meet with clients all over the state via Skype; we provide all levels of assistance to clients, alone and in collaboration with other...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 7, 2017 | Estate Planning
Interesting article, especially for those of us drafting trusts with the descendants of King George VI as Rule Against Perpetuities measuring lives. 1. Prince of Wales, Charles 2. The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William 3. Prince George of Cambridge 4. Princess...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 7, 2017 | News & Commentary
[bctt tweet=”Out of sight is out of mind, and open carry is ultrasound for #2A” username=”guntrust”] Lack of screening in baggage claim areas a weak point in security? Nonsense. Any additional screening will just push the envelope out,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 6, 2017 | News & Commentary
We already know that nearly every mass shooter was taking psychotropic drugs either actively or recently before the shooting. And people wonder why there are mass shootings? The new analysis provides the most fine-grained snapshot of prescription drug use for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 6, 2017 | News & Commentary
More importantly, marijuana users are prohibited from possessing firearms. CHS can lead to dehydration and kidney failure, but usually resolves within days of stopping drug use. That’s what happened with Crowder, who has been off all forms of marijuana for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 6, 2017 | News & Commentary
[bctt tweet=”Open carry deters, without the extra baggage of gun free zones #2A” username=”guntrust”] Concealed carry is better than no carry, but unfortunately it fosters gun free zones which put all our rights at risk. Open carry...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 6, 2017 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Tax Planning
Practitioners should review options with clients that might include: Outright bequest to surviving spouse, with contingent disclaimer trust, subject to the problems that this approach creates Clayton QTIP approach, subject to the complexity it creates...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 6, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Tax Planning
On Dec. 12, 2016, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced final regulations (issued in proposed form on May 5, 2016) requiring domestic disregarded entities with foreign owners to file Form 5472 information returns with the IRS...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 6, 2017 | Asset Protection, Charity, Estate Planning, Tax Planning
Interesting speech below on crucial importance of philanthropy, even for national defense:
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 6, 2017 | News & Commentary
[bctt tweet=”Open carry deters, without the added baggage of gun free zones #2A” username=”guntrust”] Florida is reputedly very pro-gun, a pioneer in shall-issue concealed carry, yet no Floridian bothered to return fire? The solution...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 5, 2017 | Firearm Training
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 5, 2017 | Firearm Training
Below, a possible alternative to the Harries (illustrated above) flashlight technique: Again (as with the decocker), many of these alternative methods arise because gun owners are not getting the training they need (and usually only affordable at Front Sight...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 5, 2017 | News & Commentary
I doubt this technology will ever be safe enough to satisfy consumers, but that doesn’t mean the commie libs won’t try to force it on us, one way or another. The fanciful notion of self-driving cars is another attempt at introducing Soviet-style...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 5, 2017 | News & Commentary
This alert citizen deserves thanks, not the sort of abuse he got from Mark Thompson who was filling in for Tim Conway Jr on KFI. (Thompson took Avila to task for “bragging” on Facebook but libs like Thompson will never understand the need for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 5, 2017 | Firearm Training
CZ’s argument in favor of the decocker may in fact apply to most shooters, but certainly does not apply to Front Sight students, who generally do have the necessary skill to carry cocked and locked after one or two classes. As Col. Jeff Cooper said, the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 5, 2017 | Firearm Training, News & Commentary
[bctt tweet=”If you have training, you access it with adrenaline. If you lack training, you panic.” username=”guntrust”] Free Front Sight membership to the hero if he contacts me, and is not already a member. In firearm training, we like...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | News & Commentary
Thursday’s incident comes in the wake of a surge in robberies at Newnan-area Waffle Houses. A restaurant on Highway 154 at Interstate 85 was robbed twice in one month this fall.Waffle House is a gun-free zone at all 1,800 of its restaurants across the country. Source:...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
The Constitution secures your freedoms as an American.Understand it like never before in Hillsdale College’s free online course. The U.S. Constitution is the key to securing liberty for all Americans — yet very few know exactly what it says, and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Religious Faith
Another bad celebrity legacy, and we haven’t even heard from probate court yet. The star’s uncle killed himself the day Michael was born in 1963, with his heartbroken grandad committing suicide soon after, and the singer lived in fear of history...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
YOUNG people are clueless when it comes to basic survival skills such as tying a knot or sparking a fire from scratch, according to research. Source: Millennials lack basic survival skills, research shows | UK | News | Daily Express
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | News & Commentary
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | News & Commentary
To apply for employment with Wayne County Sheriff click here. When Wayne County Sheriff’s officer Philip Kozlowski Sr. complained at work that a female boss was sexually harassing him, his male supervisors allegedly laughed it off.When a Genesee County Sheriff...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | News & Commentary
A man suspected of squirting women with syringes of his semen in a number of Ohio malls has been arrested. Timothy Blake told police his bizarre crime was inspired by “the internet.” Source: Semen syringe squirter arrested after reign of terror at US malls — RT...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 4, 2017 | News & Commentary
“Many also shook their heads when Ronald Reagan was elected: ‘For God’s sake, an actor from California!’ But Reagan was certainly one of the best presidents the U.S. ever had. So you should not be too quick to judge.” Source: ‘Next Pope’ Says Trump Could Be...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 3, 2017 | Family Protection, News & Commentary
In late September, Trump Jr. gave an interview to an American silencer company called SilencerCo, in which he — like my friend — pointed out that when he shoots in Europe, the guns he uses are almost invariably silenced. “It’s about safety,” he said. “If you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 3, 2017 | News & Commentary
Top priorities for the gun rights lobby include federal concealed carry reciprocity, which would recognize out-of-state permits anywhere in the country, and repealing gun-free zones around military bases and schools. Source: Gun rights groups give GOP...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 3, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Religious Faith
The so-called U.S. Golden State, California, can now add one more progressive action to its list of legal shenanigans including California’s illegal-alien sanctuary cities, transgender toilet regulations, and anti-American education curriculums. Starting on New...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning
Hopefully your working clients are maxing out opportunities to save all they can into 401(k)s, IRAs and Roth IRAs. Those who still have money left over should consider purchasing Series EE savings bonds with any extra funds. In the short term, they will get...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Tax Planning
When it comes to modern-day estate planning, trusts invariably are an integral part of the structure. In the authors’ daily reviews of trusts, they have found that thoughtful planning can at times be rendered problematic due to trustee selection. The consequences can...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Charity, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Retirement Planning, Spendthrift Children, Tax Planning
While it’s important that charities and their staff understand how to match various tools, such as charitable remainder trusts (CRTs), charitable lead trusts (CLTs), charitable gift annuities and other gift plans with the needs of their donors, which may...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Charity, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family Protection, Income Tax, Tax Planning
Wealthy families can now transfer wealth to children and grandchildren at a transfer tax discount of up to 50 percent, while receiving up to a 50 percent current charitable income tax deduction—all while avoiding tax on the subsequent sale of appreciated...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection
Grant writing expert Dr. Drew has solid conservative credentials — I should know, I ran with him on a tea party slate for Central Committee. I’ll bet things will certainly change for those promoting climate fraud. Trump’s stunning win will...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Health Planning
On Dec. 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R.34 — 114th Congress (2015-2016)). Section 5007 of the Act, titled “Fairness in Medicaid Supplemental Needs Trusts” incorporates language from the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Retirement Planning
“From triple X leveraged products to Vanguard, Millennials have shown they favor the extremes in terms of their growing ETF usage,” said Bloomberg Intelligence ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas. “However, when it comes to calling the Trump rally,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning
Caveat emptor: “That’s where the big money is,” said Barbara Roper, director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America in Washington, D.C. “And right now there’s a lot of incentive to encourage people to roll over even when they’d be...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning
Who believes anything the financial press says anymore? They have no credibility. Title says forecasts are “doomed” yet the article says strategists are hedging. Well, which is it? It’s funny to watch the money world squirm as it comes to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection
Picking a low-cost school isn’t the only way. Source: 10 Ways to Cut the Cost of College And don’t forget that college planning should also be part of your estate plan — go to http://Protect.LIFE to arrange a free estate plan design meeting...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Career Preparation, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
A truly nerdy advisor with too much time on his hands put this together. Why nothing on Star Trek TOS? In preparation for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” here are 15 lessons from the film series to help you be a financial planning Jedi. Source:...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 2, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Health Planning, Probate Admin, Retirement Planning, Spendthrift Children, Trust Admin
He has outlived all 10 of his siblings as well as his four wives, the last of whom died in 1988. All of his children have also died, and now he is survived by his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. Source: World’s oldest...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 30, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
[bctt tweet=”Quick summary of new California gun laws, and when they take effect” username=”guntrust”] 1/1/17 – it is a crime to falsely report a gun as lost or stolen (e.g., lost overboard) 1/1/17 – generally illegal to loan...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 28, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning
Just under 400,000 American retirees are now living abroad, according to the Social Security Administration. The countries they have chosen most often: Canada, Japan, Mexico, Germany and the United Kingdom.Retirees most often cite the cost of living as the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 28, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Tax Planning
The Senate Committee on Finance voted 26-0 in September to kill the “Stretch IRA” for non-spousal beneficiaries — putting trillions of dollars of legacy wealth in danger of being collected by the tax man.“This is going to be big,” said James Lange, a Squirrel...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 28, 2016 | Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Venture Protection
(Get your parents into our free 2-hour estate plan design meeting.)
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 28, 2016 | Estate Admin, Horror Stories, Probate Admin, Trust Admin
From a respected WealthCounsel colleague: The Good: The new TOD Deed Will be simple to use; Will be less expensive than creating a Living Trust; Will eliminate the time and expense of a probate; Will remain revocable during the lifetime of the grantor; and, Will...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 28, 2016 | Estate Planning, Health Planning
QUESTIONS FOR FAMILY DISCUSSIONS What do you hope for in your or your loved ones’ stages of frailty (older age or illness)? What do you hope for your family as a whole during these times? What are some fears and worries about aging (your own or when your parents,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 28, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning
(Bloomberg) –Guess how many people between the ages of 50 and 80 think that one day they won’t be able to manage their day-to-day finances? Nine percent. And how many of them have watched friends or family lose that ability? Sixty percent. Source: The...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 27, 2016 | News & Commentary
Tomorrow is the last day to comment/voice your opposition of the new regulation posted by DOJ to regulate high capacity magazine based on Prop 63/SB1446. If you haven’t read the regulation, it’s crazy. Their definition as how to modify the high cap...