tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post3815829438914515253..comments2024-02-17T11:07:06.232-05:00Comments on Michael James on Money: Short Takes: Patient Car Buying and moreMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-64987228393905562752011-03-11T15:38:22.170-05:002011-03-11T15:38:22.170-05:00@Guinness416: Giving money away while I'm stil...@Guinness416: Giving money away while I'm still alive makes sense to me. An exception I can think of is when a wealthy person has all his money tied up owning a business and he'd like to pass the business on to a child. In this case he can't give his money away a piece at a time.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-4682207502075068512011-03-11T15:34:28.538-05:002011-03-11T15:34:28.538-05:00I always wonder why these rich people don't gi...I always wonder why these rich people don't give it all away while they're still alive. That's what Chuck Feeney's been doing with his billions for years and always speaks well about it. Quite apart from the risk of your snot-nosed protegee turning thieving sociopath, surely there must be a huge sense of pride and achievement in seeing your millions spent on building schools or whatever in your lifetime - I know I feel great giving a few hundred bucks to the WWF!guinness416https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240817670502435051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-31236117613336022342011-03-11T11:42:46.962-05:002011-03-11T11:42:46.962-05:00@Mike and @Blunt Bean Counter: While reading the ...@Mike and @Blunt Bean Counter: While reading the inheritance article, I had the vague feeling that some crucial details were left out. If the trustee had some sort of prior authorization that would definitely fill in some gaps.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-86532060603470801532011-03-11T11:37:56.870-05:002011-03-11T11:37:56.870-05:00Thanks for the indirect link via Jim.
The inherit...Thanks for the indirect link via Jim.<br /><br />The inheritance story left out one of the key issues, how did the trustee access funds without probate. Anyone who has dealth with an estate knows the financial institutions request multiple documents including probate. Thus,the trustee must have had some prior authorization to do what he did.The Blunt Bean Counternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-85198753471987852952011-03-11T09:11:13.433-05:002011-03-11T09:11:13.433-05:00I forgot to link to the inheritance horror story -...I forgot to link to the inheritance horror story - I agree, what an awful story.<br /><br />I wonder if there will be lawsuits? The article mentioned that if the estate had gone through probate, this would have been avoided.Mike Holmanhttp://www.moneysmartsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-52624036138113634222011-03-11T07:23:27.101-05:002011-03-11T07:23:27.101-05:00Thanks for the inclusion this week.Thanks for the inclusion this week.Big Cajun Manhttp://www.canajunfinances.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-49094694877219285622011-03-11T01:22:04.823-05:002011-03-11T01:22:04.823-05:00Thanks for the mention, and have a great weekend!Thanks for the mention, and have a great weekend!Echohttp://www.boomerandecho.comnoreply@blogger.com