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The Greatest Test of Resilience in My Life (and How Zaidy Got Me Through It)
Over the last several weeks of our Family Legacy Planning series, we’ve highlighted the importance of preserving ancestors’ stories of resilience. Heirs draw strength knowing they descend from survivors who
Bringing Lessons of the Holocaust into 2022
The last several emails in our Family Legacy Planning series have revealed the atrocities suffered by my family in the Holocaust. My Zaidy’s eye was poked out in a Russian
What Stella’s Birth Means (“We Beat Hitler” – Part 2)
Last week’s Family Legacy Planning post continued exploring the importance of preserving and passing down a family heritage. The focus was on the significance of the birth of my oldest
What Stella Means to Our Family Heritage (“We Beat Hitler” – Part 1)
I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support I received from last week’s Family Legacy Planning email “I Am Ukrainian.” I told the story of my “Zaidy” Eliezer Weinstock who lost an
I Am Ukrainian
As part of our Family Legacy Planning series, we have stressed the importance of preserving family heritage. Statistics show that children who know more about their ancestors grow up with a
Hot Topics for 2022 from The Blum Firm
Each year, The Blum Firm prepares an annual newsletter covering current topics in the estate planning, probate, and tax world. Our “Hot Topics for 2022” newsletter is now hitting mailboxes,
Business Succession Planning: Not Every Family Has an Elsie
I have a confession to make. In last week’s Family Legacy Planning email, I identified “business succession planning” as the most neglected area of estate planning. I grew up in
The Most Neglected Area of Estate Planning
In a radio interview, I was once asked “What’s the most neglected area of estate planning?” Without hesitation, I replied: “business succession planning.” Last week’s email on prenup planning referred to Jon Moore’s
Addressing the “What If’s” Before Saying the “I Do’s”
We continue this week with our Family Legacy Planning segment on “the year of the wedding.” As mentioned last week, much of the goal of protecting family assets can be
Prenups: How to Achieve the “Good” But Avoid the “Bad” and the “Ugly”
In this week’s Family Legacy Planning email, we continue with the theme that we’re in “the year of the wedding.” Over the last two weeks, we’ve focused on the impact of
Tips to Onboard In-Laws into Your Family
As pointed out last week, we’re in the “year of the wedding.” Our focus last week was on the risks weddings pose on protecting a family’s human capital. Human capital
It’s the Year of the Wedding
I was visiting with close friends recently about their daughter’s upcoming wedding, and they referred to an article they’d read describing 2022 as “the year of the wedding.” Due to