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Wealth Matters: How Loopholes Help Trump and Other Real Estate Moguls Avoid Taxes
The ability to deduct business losses against income tax is common. But there are myriad other benefits, all legal, crea...
Wealth Matters: Investing for Social Impact Is Complicated. Here Are 4 Ways to Simplify It.
Many organizations measure the effect of investments meant to spur positive change, but the metrics they use, and their...
Wealth Matters: Notre-Dame Donation Backlash Raises Debate: What’s Worthy of Philanthropy?
Philanthropic experts said they were not shocked by what seemed like an ungrateful response to the money raised to resto...
Wealth Matters: 4 Tax Strategies That Could Make a Divorce Settlement Easier
Divorce negotiations are never easy, and they became more complicated this year, thanks to the tax overhaul. Here are fo...
Wealth Matters: Who’s at Fault? Read the Fine Print to Make Sure You’re Not at Risk
Liability waivers, often in small type and filled with legal verbiage, have become a part of modern life. But how enforc...
Financial literacy matters. Here's what we need to do about it
Only about half of Americans grasp the concepts behind managing debt, saving for retirement or insuring against major ri...
Wealth Matters: Dream of Owning a Plane? This Tax Break Can Help
The Republican tax overhaul has bolstered sales of private planes by allowing buyers to deduct the cost as a business in...
Need to Know: UBS economist: China sentiment data isn’t ‘real’; this is what matters for investors
Our call of the day from UBS’s chief economist Paul Donovan, says investors want to take this latest China data with a g...
Wealth Matters: When Condo Boards and Residents Clash, Legal Bills Mount
When people buy into a development with a board or housing association, landing in the middle of a board dispute can be...
Wealth Matters: The Teddy Bear Test, and Other Ways to Pass a State Tax Audit
Wealthy people with multiple homes may try to establish residency in lower-tax states to reduce their bill. Advisers say...
Wealth Matters: How to Avoid the Next Real Estate Downturn
Property investments have long been associated with wealth creation. In a recession, though, they can be risky for owner...
Wealth Matters: The Allure, and Burden, of Private Equity
As seductive as private equity is, it can trap investors with onerous restrictions like high capital requirements and lo...
Mutual Funds Weekly: Why it matters if this bull market is old or young
If bull markets die of old age, this current one may have more life.
Wealth Matters: 5 Ways to Value Your Collection, Whether It’s Fine Wine or Shrunken Heads
Collectible assets can be worth millions of dollars, but surges in the market can put desired items out of reach, while...
Wealth Matters: Parking an Investment in Your Garage
Collectible cars are illiquid assets that require time and money and are not easy to sell. Here’s how to invest in one w...
Wealth Matters: You Want to Buy Art. Is It About Love or Money?
Collectors offer advice on how to buy fine art, and when to sell it.
Wealth Matters: When Private Fights Over Millions Become Public (Things Get Ugly)
Legal action among wealthy family members has created a booming business for lawyers who specialize in estate litigation...