Raising Minors Rich

Raising Minors Rich

There is a certain stereotype involved with children growing up in rich families. They are viewed as spoiled, pretentious, and even brats. Though not all wealthy family raise their children to be this way, you see some that fit into this mold. As a parent, you have...
Asset Protection in the Ukraine

Asset Protection in the Ukraine

I’m currently spending time with my Ukrainian wife in her hometown of Mariupol, Ukraine. I have recently posted Traveling to Ukraine. Ukraine is an example of what happens when people use what I do (asset protection) to undermine an entire economy. It’s sad. There is...
How to Organize Your Important Documents and Digital Information

How to Organize Your Important Documents and Digital Information

Life has gotten a whole lot more complicated than it was when I was a child in the 1970’s. My parents had keys to the house, their business, and our boat. They probably had a few other random keys as well. But they didn’t have long lists of passwords to various...
Transferring Assets to a Trust

Transferring Assets to a Trust

If you want to transfer your assets to a trust (a) so that your money or other assets are protected from creditors and (b) you nevertheless have access to to those assets, you basically have the following options: Option One is to create a trust that names a trust...
Risk of Using Domestic Asset Protection Trusts

Risk of Using Domestic Asset Protection Trusts

The Full Faith and Credit Clause is found at Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. It states: Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws...
Reconsidering What’s Important

Reconsidering What’s Important

I’m 50 years old, but I think I’m turning into a millennial. Keep reading and you’ll see what I mean. My family is in the process of downsizing from a house to an apartment that’s half the size. (This is an update from a previous blog in which I said we were going to...