If you are a new estate planner (or a seasoned one for that matter) then you should probably know about the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). Their goal is to promote a multi-disciplinary approach to estate planning through the support of local estate planning councils. They have many materials that are helpful,… Continue Reading
Since the beginning of what has come to be known as the “Great Recession” at the end of 2007, the US economy has been struggling. After the worst had finally passed, the economy started to grow again, and people started to get back to work. However, one piece of the puzzle has been elusive: the… Continue Reading
US Magistrate Judge James Orenstein ruled that the US Department of Justice cannot force Apple to give the FBI access to locked iPhone data. Justice was trying to use a 227-year-old law to force Apple to create specialized software that does not now exist to help the FBI get into a cell phone which is… Continue Reading
It has been fifty years since the United States and Cuba allowed commercial traffic to enter and leave their respective air-spaces. Now, since last Tuesday, a deal signed by the two parties paves the way for the restoration of commercial flights between Cuba and the US. As soon as the deal was signed the US… Continue Reading
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. General Vincent Stewart told the Senate Armed Services Committee that ISIS “”will probably attempt to conduct additional attacks in Europe, and attempt to direct attacks on the US homeland in 2016.” He was speaking at the annual US Senate hearing on world-wide threats along with other key US… Continue Reading
In some cities more than others, “it’s all about the money.” Although most of the time more goes into the equation of where someone is going to live than just potential salary, knowing where the highest paying jobs are located can help influence that decision. US News recently released its Best Jobs Rankings for 2016,… Continue Reading
This year’s Annual Realscreen Summit – now in its 18th year – attracted a staggering 2,351 delegates hailing from 29 countries. Hosted by the Marriott Marquis Washington DC, the goal of the summit is to “conduct business and examine the trends and ideas set to lead the non-fiction and unscripted genres into the future.” For… Continue Reading
The pot trade is booming: according to a new study, commerce in cannabis reached $5.4 billion in 2015, representing a 184 percent increase compared to the previous year. As Troy Dayton, chief executive of the ArcView Group commented, “You won’t find another industry growing at that kind of clip.” The study appeared in the fourth… Continue Reading
Baby boomers and those coming after are living longer, often meaning that retirement is also becoming a larger chunk of a person’s lifetime. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the number of people living past age 100 has increased from 50,281 in the year 2000 to 72,197 in 2014, and increase of… Continue Reading
According to the Commerce Department US inventories in November posted their largest drop since 2011. This statistic is a sign that businesses are reducing their stockpiles of unsold goods. Such reductions are a sign of significant slowing of economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2015. Friday’s announcement said that inventories fell 0.2 percent, the… Continue Reading