The creator economy has entered a new phase of maturity, with the addressable market for creators and influencers estimated at around $250 billion in 2023, a figure projected to almost double over the ...

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., ...

Long-term care costs are expensive and continuing to rise. As more people recognize that care costs could easily wipe out a lifetime of savings, families turn to a variety of ...

Real estate investors and developers understand and embrace risk but do not always judge it well. When the market is hot, many developers, investors and owners sign personal guarantees. Now that the ...

Post-claim transfers usually fail .... and worse. Back in 2013, I wrote the article "Existence Of Claim Renders Some Clients Seeking Asset Protection Effectively Dead On Arrival", which warned against ...

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 ...

The Spousal Limited Access Trust (SLAT) is mostly used to transfer assets out of the donor’s taxable estate yet provide “limited” access to the donor’s spouse and other beneficiaries. Not just for the ...

Offshore trusts can be a smart and secure way of protecting your assets and safeguarding your wealth against potential creditors and legal claims. For many Americans over age 50, building and ...

Virginia has earned the grade of a 'D' in a report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) for failing families from wage and asset seizures.

Colorblind Images LLC / Getty Images Asset protection just got a huge boost in Texas. Few people noticed. They should have. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 2314, effective Sept. 1, 2023.

Planning for long-term care is a crucial but often overlooked part of estate planning. Determining who will care for you and how that care will be paid for can be an uncomfortable conversation, yet it ...

Owning and operating a restaurant in New York comes with significant financial and legal responsibilities—especially when real estate is part of your investment portfolio. As a restaurant owner, you ...