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☆ Warren Buffett offers 'suggestion for all parents' in 2024 Thanksgiving letter: 'My dad did the same with me'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"I have one ... suggestion for all parents, whether they are of modest or staggering wealth," Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, wrote in a letter to his company's shareholders on Monday. Aim to ensure your children understand "both the logic for your decisions and the responsibilities they will encounter upon your death," Buffett wrote. Many people don't know the details of their parents' estate plans, or even if they exist. "As soon as the parents are gone, those emotions come out of the closet like a torrent, and no, [the heirs] don't always get along," said Shenkman. Buffett and longtime friend and business partner Charlie Munger, who died last year, observed the same phenomenon, Buffett wrote: "Charlie and I saw many families driven apart after the posthumous dictates of the will left beneficiaries confused and sometimes angry."

Persons: Warren Buffett, —, Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Martin Shenkman, Charlie Munger, Charlie Organizations: Berkshire, CNBC Locations: New Jersey

☆ Trump tax returns show former president was subject to $10,000 SALT cap — but experts say he may have sidestepped the limit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A 2017 tax law capped SALT deductions at $10,000The House Ways and Means Committee's release of six years of Trump's tax returns follows a lengthy fight over making them public. New state rules provide a SALT workaroundHowever, the income tax returns don't provide the full picture, experts said. Here's why: Many states issued rules after 2017 that offer a workaround to certain business owners impacted by the $10,000 SALT cap. The workarounds would apply to business income Trump derived from partnerships, S corporations and some LLCs after 2017. While it's likely Trump leveraged these tax rules, it's impossible to know without additional information like business tax returns if he did and the extent to which he may have benefited, experts said.

☆ Over 10 years, 43% of first marriages can fail. Here's why couples might want a postnuptial agreement
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Deborah Nason | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Vitapix | E+ | Getty ImagesWhile couples might sign a prenuptial agreement before they're married and a "post-nup" after, it's more than just the timing that differentiates these arrangements, experts say. "It's a whole different ballgame once you're married," said Martin Shenkman, estate attorney with Shenkman Law in New York City. When a post-nup might be called forWhat situations might prompt a couple to prepare a postnuptial agreement? For example, married couples may need to adjust a pre-nup they'd signed, according to attorney and certified financial planner Keith Singer, president of Singer Wealth in Boca Raton, Florida. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 10 years as many as 43% of first marriages can fail.

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