Topic: Brooke Astor

Here's What Celebrity Estate Wars Can Teach You About Planning A Wealth Transfer

Business Insider - 18 days ago
Philanthropist Brooke Astor. The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia. There are a few celebrities who, in death, at least in certain circles, have become...

The big lessons from celebrity estate wars

Reuters - 19 days ago
By Amy Feldman. . NEW YORK Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:33pm EST . . NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philanthropist Brooke Astor. The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia ...

Jewelry, art from NYC's Brooke Astor to be sold

San Francisco Chronicle - 75 days ago
0 . Jewelry and artwork from the estate of philanthropist Brooke Astor will go on the auction block next year.. . Sotheby's announced this week ...

Protect Yourself, Loved Ones From Financial Abuse of the Elderly

Kiplinger.com - 130 days ago
Today’s volatile stock market and near-zero interest rates on savings can make desperate older investors even more vulner­able to scams.Today’s volatile stock market and near-zero interest rates on savings can make desperate older investors even more vulner­able ...

Would Your Adult Children Rip You Off?

FOX Business - 173 days ago
Your grown daughter doesn't pay her bills on time. Your son lives way above his means. You love your kids, but also worry their irresponsibility...

Venerable and Vulnerable: Financial Fraud and the Elderly

FOX Business - 239 days ago
Every year senior citizens are robbed of billions of dollars, and in a majority of cases, the crime goes unreported--not because the perpetrator...

Convicted Brooke Astor son fights to overturn guilty verdict

NY Daily News - 323 days ago
Brooke Astor's 86-year-old son doesn't want to go to prison for stealing from his mom - and he's using her words to try and reverse his blockbuster...

Brooke Astor

Mahalo - 463 days ago
Late Socialite Brooke Astor's Son, His Attorney Indicted (November 27, 2007) Frederick Hafetz, a defense attorney for Anthony Marshall, argued in court on April 28 , 2009 that Mrs. Astor had initially intended to name Marshall as the sole benefactor in her ...

Brooke Astor's Holly Hill estate can be yours for less than $10 million

NY Daily News - 470 days ago
It's a fire sale! The asking price for the late Brooke Astor's beloved Holly Hill estate is being lowered to below $10 million.. . "Because the...

Reflections: Being seventy

Helium - 473 days ago
I have reached a magical age, one in which I can do anything I want. I refuse to end up like anybody else, except maybe Brooke Astor, to whom I am not even vaguely related, and who made it past 100. Now ...