The concept of inheritance is becoming less of a reality as workers face increasing living costs, making it difficult to save for future generations, a new HSBC study has found. More wealth also is ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, those of us in the financial and estate planning world are waiting to learn more about the fate of the estate tax. Changes over the last ...

Inheritance is the passing of traits from parents to offspring. Our modern understanding of inheritance comes from a set of principles proposed by Austrian monk and researcher Gregor Mendel in 1865.

The concept of epigenetic inheritance has long been controversial. Some researchers hope that new data on cross-generational effects of environmental exposures will help settle the debate. Andrea ...

Divorce is the answer to saving on inheritance and gift taxes.” This is a recent joke circulating among wealthy individuals. When passing assets to a spouse with whom one has spent a lifetime, a ...