Jeffrey C. Nickerson

‘Tis the season for giving and across the land, families celebrate among festive garland.  Such attention is paid to the dinner menu, it includes the favorite dish of your youngest nephew. The songs, joy and laughter will soon ensue, creating a memory that lasts decades for you,  but just when you thought the last doorbell […]

One thing that many of us share is that we miss those families who can’t be there anymore.  It is a time to share memories that keep them close to us in our mind and hearts.  What we don’t often discuss is what should happen if we aren’t there at a gathering in the future.  […]

Just like a home, sometimes the original plans you made for your estate are no longer in line with the place you are now in your life.  It may be time to update the plan to match your current situation.  When is the last time you took a look at that stack of papers you […]

Let’s take a few minutes to dish about the topic of the “basis” of your assets.  It’s a deceptively tricky topic.  Although it appears to be a fairly simple calculation when someone asks, (say there, what’s your basis in this beautiful cabin on the lake?) there is much more to consider than simply how much […]

We have a saying in our office that goes “Everyone has a will, if you haven’t created one, the state has one for you!”  But is that the plan you want?  If you were to disappear tomorrow, would your family and friends know what your wishes were, and would granting them even be possible if […]

I know you have thought about it. Strolling into headquarters, ready to take on your next international assignment? Before you pack up the snazzy tuxedo or slinky black dress, you first stop off in the research and development division of a National Intelligence Unit for the latest gadgets. Q was always there to be sure […]