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Archive for: March, 2009

Milton Friedman – 1977 Lecture

Friedman’s free-market ideas where considered establishment by 70s activists.

Eliot Spitzer for Treasury Secretary?

No, This Isn’t A Garden Variety Recession

No, This Isn’t A Garden Variety Recession

By Alan Goldfarb
Americans need a lot of counseling right now — just ask any psychiatrist or bartender. But as much as we could all use a little medicine or liquid optimism, financial counseling may be what we need most of all.
For anyone with a 401k, pension or investment portfolio – and that’s most of us [...]

“Golden Handcuffs” Can Hold Key to Locking Up Top Executives

“Golden Handcuffs” Can Hold Key to Locking Up Top Executives

by Alan Goldfarb
As a growing number of American companies dive into the global marketplace, the need for seasoned, skilled executives is stronger than ever. For top executives, that’s great news: Outside their window is a huge market for their talent.
For company owners, however, today’s competitiveness is only making it harder and harder to retain valued [...]

Maximizing retirement compensation for senior executives

Maximizing retirement compensation for senior executives

By Alan Goldfarb
Participation in qualified retirement plans, such as 401(k)s or some other form of a defined-contribution plan, has always been a mixed bag. Often, despite considerable efforts from companies, participation rates among rank-and-file workers fall well below expectations. When this happens, it obviously jeopardizes future retirement-living standards for those workers. A less obvious consequence [...]

Wealth transfer opportunities: A silver lining in today’s economy Part two of two

Wealth transfer opportunities: A silver lining in today’s economy  Part two of two

Wealth transfer opportunities: A silver lining in today’s economy
Using trusts to transfer wealth
Part two of two
by Richard Kohan
Partner, Private Company Services/Personal Financial Services
The use of trusts offers asset protection for children as well as many other ways to reduce taxes while providing for and protecting your family members or others and, at the same time, [...]

Wealth transfer opportunities: A silver lining in today’s economy Part one of two

Wealth transfer opportunities: A silver lining in today’s economy  Part one of two

Wealth transfer opportunities: A silver lining in today’s economy
A two-part series
Developing a sound approach
Part one of two
By Richard Kohan, national partner-in-charge of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Private Company Services High Net Worth Individual practice
Although every day lately seems to bring yet another morsel of negative economic news, wealth planning is one area in which you can benefit from [...]

Saudi Arabia Photos

Saudi Arabia Photos

From Kingdom Tower

From Kingdom Tower

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