by Leslie Marenco | Nov 14, 2014 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning
Take a moment and consider how much of your life you live online. If you are like most of us, you bank, pay bills, make purchases, connect with friends and communicate with just about everyone you know online. Think about all the digital assets you have accumulated...
by Leslie Marenco | Nov 14, 2014 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business/ Corporate Law
Two major retailers that suffered a major data breach affecting millions of customers – and their bottom lines – have one thing in common: both got hacked through their vendors. Home Depot’s security system was breached by a hacker that stole credit card...
by Leslie Marenco | Nov 13, 2014 | Articles, Estate Planning
The man who was part of the team that created The Simpsons has told how he is giving away his $100m fortune because he is dying of cancer. Sam Simon, who founded the series in 1991 with Matt Groening and James Brooks, was diagnosed with colon cancer two years...
by Leslie Marenco | Nov 11, 2014 | Articles, Income Tax, IRS
The IRS taxes different kinds of income at different rates. Capital gains, such as profits from a stock sale or the sale of investment real estate (1031 exchanges are discussed in another blog post), are generally taxed at a more favorable rate than your salary or...
by Leslie Marenco | Nov 11, 2014 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
When John Lennon of the Beatles was tragically murdered in 1980, his widow, Yoko Ono, took charge of his legacy and his fortune. As arguably the most successful songwriter of all time, what did Lennon leave behind? According to Lennon’s first wife Cynthia, as...
