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Epstein Estate Says Emails With Top Goldman Lawyer Are Confidential

Kathryn Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, came under a microscope last month after a cache of emails showed a deeper relationship between her and the now-dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein than previously known.Those emails aren’t the entirety of the communications between her and Epstein.Epstein’s estate is keeping secret 277…

When My Dad Died His Estate Plan Was His Final Gift

When an email from my dad with the subject line “Estate Info” popped into my mailbox, I cringed.My parents have been transparent about their estate planning for a long time — perhaps partially because when I was in my 20s, my younger brother died unexpectedly, and I became their only…

Miami and Greenwich Brace for a Mamdani Luxury Real Estate Wave

Zohran Mamdani won a resounding mayoral victory by promising to make it cheaper to live in New York City.However, his victory earlier this month may have the unintended effect of making it even more expensive for the ultrawealthy to afford their homes in favorite ex-New Yorker haunts like Greenwich, Palm…

Compass CEO Says His Real Estate Agents Are Bullied by the ‘Zillow Ban’

Real estate’s biggest turf war is playing out this week in a Manhattan courtroom, where a federal judge must decide if the so-called “Zillow ban” is fair.Compass, the nation’s largest real estate brokerage by sales volume, is fighting the ban, under which Zillow excludes home listings from its site and…

How to Protect Your Estate and Inheritance Without a Prenup

There are two words that Mark Parthemer knows will make his job more complicated: “blended family.” Parthemer is a chief wealth strategist at the management firm Glenmede, where he guides estate planning.Historically, inheritance has passed from parents to their offspring, and this setup often still guides estate planning today. Yet…