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There are plenty of horror stories about sizable inheritances squandered on fast cars and glittering parties. But careful planning and good advice can help people use their good fortune in a way that ...

WHO hasn't chuckled upon reading this familiar bumper sticker: "I'm spending my children's inheritance"? In the aftermath of the great recession, the median inheritance for baby boomers is an ...

U.K. economist Anthony Atkinson published a book titled “Inequality: What Can Be Done?” in May of this year in which he proposes radical solutions to that most pressing financial problem of our time.