When it’s time to calculate damages, a skillful financial expert can discount future damages to present value, providing the ammunition businesses need to receive a just award. Here is an example focusing on how to ensure a reasonable discount rate. Let’s say a company fires an employee for stealing trade secrets. It goes to court…

For individual taxpayers, the new tax law — commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) — includes many expected changes, some unexpected ones and some that didn’t make the final cut. Here are the most important things that individual taxpayers need to know about the TCJA, which was signed into law on…

Only about 34% of adults in America  have a will, which may not be entirely surprising.1 No one wants to be reminded of his or her own mortality or spend too much time thinking about what might happen once they’re gone. Tip: Let Them Know Your will may be a good place to outline your…