A "non-qualified" deferred compensation plan might make more sense for your key employees. Recruiting and retaining the best managers often require business owners to offer competitive, tax-advantaged compensation packages. Yet, the tax laws aren't always as sympathetic to that mission as we might

Alaska may now become the most hospitable estate planning jurisdiction in the United States. You may have heard about offshore "asset protection" trusts which safeguard the treasure trove of the super rich. Or "dynasty" trusts which, if set up just right, can pass fortunes from generation to generation

The family limited partnership is an increasingly popular and sometimes controversial tool for saving estate taxes, protecting assets and tax-efficiently shifting income from one family member to another. The family limited partnership is an increasingly popular and sometimes controversial tool for

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