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How rich pass on their wealth and how you can too

Death and taxes may be inevitable. A big bill for your heirs is not. The rich have made an art of avoiding taxes and making sure their wealth passes down effortlessly to the next generation. But the tricks they use – to expedite payouts to heirs and avoid handing money to the government – can also work for people with far more modest estates. “It’s a strategic game of chess played over decades,” says Mark Bosler, an estate planning attorney in Troy, Michigan, and legal adviser to Real Estate Bees. “While the average person relies on a simple will, the

BJP has no courage to face Congress: Imran Pratapgarhi

Jaipur, Feb 16 (PTI) Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Monday alleged that the BJP does not have the courage to face his party in Parliament, apparently referring to the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Lok Sabha. “Those who dream of a Congress-mukt Bharat do not have the courage to come to Parliament and face the Congress,” he said while addressing the party’s Paigam-e-Mohabbat programme in Jaipur. Pratapgarhi termed the India-US deal a result of a “conspiracy” against farmers and small traders, and said its consequences would be visible soon. He said the country was going

Locals claim higher toll after 7 die of liver disease at Haryana village

Chandigarh, Feb 16 (PTI) Locals claimed more people died due to liver-related ailments at a village in Haryana’s Palwal district, even as the authorities put the toll at seven in the past fortnight, prompting the health department to monitor the situation round-the-clock. Seven deaths, four of them due to Hepatitis B, were reported at Chhainsa village in the Hathin sub-division over the past two weeks, officials said. Some villagers, however, claimed the number of deaths was higher. They also claimed that a lack of clean drinking water aggravated the problem. Mohd Imran, a villager, claimed before reporters that 15-20 people

PM Modi ‘surrendered’ before Trump, US trade deal will devastate farmers’ livelihood: Congress

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) The Congress on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “surrendered” before US President Donald Trump in agreeing to the India-US interim trade deal, which, it claimed, will “devastate” the livelihoods of crores of farmers across states. Slamming the Centre, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said trade agreements should not become a path to slavery by “sacrificing a country’s sovereignty”. “Trade agreements are the path to economic progress. The very foundation of trade agreements is mutual public interest on equal terms. Trade agreements should not be a path to slavery by sacrificing a country’s

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