November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986 Leonard Kevin Bias, known as Len, was arguably one of the most promising NBA athletes ever drafted. However, Bias was never able to reach his full potential on a professional sports team. Len Bias was drafted by the Boston Celtics as the second overall draft pick in 1986 […]
February 7, 2012 – June 9, 1870 Born Charles John Huffam Dickens in Portsmouth, England, Mr. Dickens brought us the classic works of Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol. 2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens’ birth and also the 142nd anniversary of his death. Dickens suffered a […]
May 2012 was a big month for Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, with his company going public and his surprise wedding to longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg and Chan were able to pull off a very private and intimate celebration but what followed was a flurry of news reports speculating about the financial planning that had […]
April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912 Earlier this year, marked the 64th anniversary of Orville Wright’s death. However, today is the 100th anniversary of the other Wright Brother’s death – Wilbur Wright. Wilbur was the older of the two Wright Brothers but died much earlier at the age of 45. Wilbur died of typhoid […]
July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862 Today is the 150th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s death. He died at age 44 – probably just scratching the surface at all he had to offer the world. To say Thoreau impacted lives is an understatement. For a touching op-ed on Thoreau’s influence, you can read Michael […]
We previously discussed the options available to a surviving spouse inheriting a qualified retirement account. This article will address the options available to a non-spouse beneficiary inheriting a qualified retirement account. Just for a brief reminder, for purposes of this article, the term “retirement account” will be used to encompass all qualified retirement accounts, meaning […]
February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882 It has been 130 years since the famous scientist, Charles Darwin, passed away at age 73. He is known for his theory of evolution and more specifically, the theory of natural selection. As The New York Times noted in his obituary… The announcement that Charles Robert Darwin died […]
The R.M.S. Titanic set sail from England on April 10, 1912. On April 14, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg, which caused irreparable damage and ultimately caused it to sink on April 15, 1912. 100 years later, the sinking of the Titanic still fascinates the world. As a recent New York Times article notes, there […]
There is often confusion about what to do when a beneficiary inherits a retirement account. The answer is… it depends. There are different factors to determine the best course of action, such as the beneficiary and the age of the decedent. For purposes of this article, the term “retirement account” will be used to encompass […]
June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997 As the website of the Allen Ginsberg Estate states, Allen Ginsberg was a “Renowned poet, world traveler, spiritual seeker, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human and civil rights, photographer and songwriter, political gadfly, teacher and co-founder of a poetics school.”1 Ginsberg is one of […]
May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892 It is the 120th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s death. Walt Whitman spent his life writing poems, essays and working as a journalist. Probably his most famous work was Leaves of Grass, a collection of poems that Whitman began working on in 1850 and continued revising throughout the rest […]