In This Issue:

- Fiscal cliff deal brings some certainty to estate planning

- Strong governance enhances a family business’s value

- Should you donate life insurance to charity?

- Estate Planning Pitfall - Transferring home ownership to your children

Excerpt from Fiscal cliff deal brings some certainty to estate planning:

Congress’s eleventh-hour deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” produced the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA). The act focuses on income taxes, but it also provides much-needed certainty for people engaged in estate planning.