ESTATE TALK
Estate Planning Isn't Just About Taxes and Assets
Many taxpayers who implement estate plans get caught up in the numbers and the tools and forget about the responsibility of deciding who should receive personal items. 
 

HEALTH HAPPENINGS
Mean People Suck! Have Stronger Immune Systems
Recent evidence suggests that men who are moderately aggressive have stronger immune systems. According to scientists from Penn State and the University of Nebraska, "this is the first time that a connection has been made between aggression and immunity in humans."
 

MEDI-MINUTES
Report Claims Medicare Overpaid HMOs
A new government report may make it difficult for managed care companies and their trade associations to convince Congress that their Medicare+Choice payments are too low. 

NATIONAL NOTES
Long-Term Care Insurance Now Available To Federal Employees
President Clinton recently signed into law legislation providing long-term care insurance coverage to federal employees and members of the military. 

NEWS YOU CAN USE
Deadline to Undo Roth IRA Conversions is October 16
The deadline to undo a 1999 Roth IRA conversion is October 16th.  If you converted a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA last year and wish to reverse converson, roll the money back into a traditional IRA by the deadline.

TAX TID-BITS
Don't Forget the GRITs
Grantor retained income trusts (GRITs) can provide amazing gift tax savings when leveraged with assets that do not produce much income.