The field of asset protection is often stigmatized. The phrase may inspire thoughts of “deadbeats, scam artists, and tax evaders.” 1 However, the concept has become common and refers to nothing more ...
Imagine the moment you discover that your life savings—painstakingly accumulated over decades—are suddenly at risk due to an unexpected lawsuit or a geopolitical event. Unfortunately, I’ve witnessed ...
Asset protection planning is where a person takes steps to disassociate themselves from their current assets so that they are no longer available to creditors. Although asset protection planning as a ...
Divorce is a major financial risk. Early offshore asset protection can preserve wealth before courts, costs, and forced ...
Question: I understand that when you set up a trust, the assets that are in the name of the trust are protected from lawsuits and creditors. If this is so, it seems like that in today’s litigious ...
As a financial advisor, you will have clients who are doctors, lawyers, accountants, or real estate agents. There are the top four professions that attract lawsuits when they make costly mistakes. If ...
Business planning should always consider asset protection, both for the owners and the business itself. Asset protection for the business should take into consideration protecting the operating assets ...
Your assets represent decades of hard work, careful savings, and smart decisions. Protecting them before you turn 65 isn't ...
Jeffrey M. Verdon is a partner and chair of the Asset Protection Practice Group at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP, a full-service law firm based in New York and working from the Newport Beach, Calif., ...
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has announced the recipients of the 2024 NRF PROTECT Awards, one of the highest honors in asset protection and cybersecurity within the retail industry. This ...