By the end of the story the pigs have begun to walk upright and they carry whips. Promised improvement in conditions for other citizens have been forgotten. And the Seven Commandments that were to serve as the foundation for the common democracy have been reduced to just one: "All animals are equal,...

We are well into the New Year and now your wealthy clients can pass away a little richer than if they had not made it to the most recent Rose Parade. Here are three things to pass on to those you advise concerning taxation of their estate at death: The federal gift and estate tax lifetime exemption...

The best subtitle for this article would probably be, “New Horizons in Financial Underwriting!”  But first, let’s take a short break to capture a parent-child moment in a typical American home: Father: “Son, I want you to be good at school today.” Son: “I’ll be good if you give me five...

Hope springs eternal in the human breast when even the Cheerios Kid can make a comeback.  With his sidekick Sue, he was an iconic mainstay in the ads for the General Mills cereal during the 50s and 60s before his cell-animated storylines were put out to pasture to make way for a wave of faster-paced,...

Maybe there’s some favorable news for insurance agents and brokers, but don’t jump too high! Recall that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) lowered the highest tax rate on C-corporations to 21%. To afford at least a partially similar benefit to pass-through businesses (S-corporations, partnerships,...