People are about to pass along a lot of wealth to their children. But they aren’t talking about it. That’s bad.
Colleges don't legally own endowments, so they fall under a patchwork of state laws when schools go bankrupt.
A quarter of the wealthiest in U.S., Europe are over 80.
How did a prominent New York socialite wind up in a legal battle with an old friend over $438,000?
The celebrity deaths provide lessons in what not to do in estate planning, says one estate attorney.
Too few wealthy benefactors are preparing their heirs to take on their sizable inheritances, RBC Wealth Management says.
In the wake of Diane McIver's death, her husband faces manslaughter charges and her estate faces a $1 million lawsuit.
Elaine Wynn was handed a setback in her fight with her ex-husband, casino mogul Steve Wynn.
The trust that claims the firm wrongly withheld as much as $3 billion from the heirs to a wealthy German family.
Steven Mnuchin may be using a loophole that allows rich families to shield their wealth from estate taxes for generations.
Elder law is one of the fastest-growing, and among the few growing, segments of the legal profession.
Abolishing it would save more than $20 billion a year for the millionaires and billionaires the tax applies to.
Income inequality, not surprisingly, affects giving.
Sumner Redstone’s feud with Manuela Herzer led to a battle over control of his $40 billion media empire.
The biggest generational transfer of wealth in history has begun.
The Redstones have said publicly that they won’t support a deal that requires them to give up control of CBS or Viacom.
The resolution ends all outstanding disputes over Redstone’s trust.
Wyly agreed to pay $198 million to settle the fraud suit.
A socially conscious fund started by billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs has acquired a stake in film company Anonymous Content.
The heirs of Daniel Wildenstein are accused of hiding artworks worth hundreds of millions to slash inheritance taxes.