The Cabinet has given the green light to the innovative modernisation provisions of the “Floridis Bill” concerning inheritance law, 80 years after their first implementation. On Tuesday, the political ...

THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS, the youth wing of Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party, do not have any MPs in parliament, but they know how to make a stir. On November 30th the country held a referendum on ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Government plans to make inheritance tax due on pensions, plus other changes to IHT rules, have seen a leap in people enquiring about the use of trusts to protect their wealth. So what are trusts, and ...

For the first time, St. Paul is offering funds to descendants of the West Side Flats, a frequently flooded neighborhood that was bulldozed in the 1960s to make way for a floodwall and an industrial ...

If you’re biding your time until Mom or Dad or that rich uncle dies, passing their wealth to you, then prepare yourself for a shock: Most of us will never inherit. Inheriting money from a departed ...

Work hard, children are told, and you will succeed. In recent decades this advice served the talented and the diligent well. Many have made their own fortunes and live comfortably, regardless of how ...

Many people may feel taxed to death, but it's actually more than that. After you die, there may still be taxes to pay. Death can be a tax-triggering event. And there are two you should be aware of: ...

Shot on an iPhone, this globe-trotting drama fails to deliver on its promises. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

A young woman discovers her father isn't who she thinks he is in this globe-trotting thriller from the 'Divergent' helmer. By Frank Scheck Sometimes, the more a movie strains for realness the more ...