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  How will $68 trillion in wealth be passed along to Millennials and Generation X over the next twenty-five years? Wealthtech! That’s the disruption experts say is underway as legal, financial and tech innovators work…
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  At least 15,600 of the country’s 91,000 dams are classified as “high-hazard” structures. If they fail, the potential for loss of life and property damage is high. Though insufficient to address all the problems—and…
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  Along with tremendous opportunity, infrastructure investments in the United States and around the world are anticipated to exacerbate the labor shortage and set off new risks as well. Industry excerpts share their predictions. What…
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  As 2021 ends, new insights into how the pandemic has impacted retirement savings are emerging. A study by recordkeeper Empower Retirement provides insights based on a study with about 4 million retirement plan participants….
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  The storm of lawsuits alleging violation of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary duties continues to push plan sponsors into settlement negotiations. Though costly, settling before trial frequently ends up becoming more appealing…
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Before reggae legend Bunny Wailer, aka Neville O’Riley Livingston, died earlier this year at the age of 73, he had made a will and appointed co-executors. In the will, he named each of his thirteen…
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What happens when you add procrastination and misinformation together? For many of us, the combination equals failure to make an estate plan—and loved ones in disarray when we die. Estate planning experts have lots of…
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Although there is still a final hurdle to clear, involving the purchase of land, there’s growing optimism that one of New York City’s most ambitious green infrastructure efforts is poised for take-off. The project? Daylighting…
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Construction challenges on the Beltway 8 bridge over the Houston Ship Channel are illustrative of the problems involved in completing large-scale infrastructure improvements on time—and on budget across the country. You’re not alone if you…
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