The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. This month Bill Davell, director, discusses court with Lexy Semino, an attorney with Tripp Scott. ————————————————————————————————–   What comes to mind when you think of a day in court? For some, it is a favorite legal drama television show or movie. For others it is the anticipation of long waits, never-ending forms to fill out, and the uncertainty of an outcome. A person’s reason for having to go to court can range from a parking ticket to a serious criminal accusation […]

According to Sikorsky, the UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine medium-lift utility helicopter. Its development began in the 1960s when the U.S. Army recognized the need for a more capable helicopter following experiences in Vietnam. It was officially introduced into service in 1979.  The Black Hawk is known for its robust design, featuring dual engines, advanced avionics, and a spacious cabin that can carry up to 20 personnel or significant cargo. It can achieve speeds of over 200 mph. The helicopter’s design enables troop transport, medical evacuation and special operations. The Black Hawk has accumulated millions of flight hours […]

Fred Schwed Jr. was a professional trader who saw his investments crash in 1929. He shifted his focus to writing, creating his classic satirical book Where Are the Customers’ Yachts? The story follows a visitor to New York that admires the yachts owned by wealthy individuals working on Wall Street, who made their fortunes giving financial advice, while wondering why their customers didn’t own yachts too. The tale suggests there’s a lot more money to be made by giving financial advice than by following it. Wall Street has a long history of hiding, complicating and obscuring fees. A study for […]

The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. This month Bill Davell, director, discusses taxes with Zachary King, an associate with Tripp Scott. As the New York Post puts it, “There’s seemingly no escape from New York – the New York tax man, that is.”  The tabloid maintains that the state is being “extremely aggressive” in pursuing revenue from people claiming residency in Florida, which of course has no income tax – a phenomenon observed by the Tax Planning team at Tripp Scott.  And no wonder. New York’s and […]

If you were the devil, what would you do to keep people from God? Our AI model gave us this answer: If I were to embody the devil, I would seek to distract people; employing a variety of strategies that play on human weaknesses and desires such as: Manipulating desires and fears. This could involve promoting materialism; encouraging a relentless pursuit of wealth and possessions leading individuals to focus on superficial goals, neglecting deeper relationships and growth; Instilling fear; creating a sense of fear or anxiety about the future at the expense of enjoying the present. This might involve spreading […]

The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. This month Bill Davell, director, discusses land use with Ryan Horland, Esq., of Tripp Scott. Whether you’re a high-end developer or an everyday homeowner, Florida’s maze of land-use state and environmental statutes, local ordinances and master plans, stringent staff reviews and strict code enforcement can be maddening. It can make the process of doing what you want with your own property a costly, confusing and time-consuming hell-on-earth – or even a near-impossibility.  Making the process all the more intense: the reality […]

“Going boldly where no man has gone before…while doing so without Captain Kirk or First Officer Spock to lead us out of the coming storm,” is how Paul Tuder Jones described today’s monetary easing cycle, staggering annual fiscal deficits, $38T+ of debt and lofty asset valuations from wealth effect policies over near two decades. Concluding, “Can’t say when, but it won’t end well.” We all have life experience in the school of hard knocks. With investments those knocks can prove quite expensive. Most of us think we are risk adverse, believing that riskier investments have to offer higher returns in […]

The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. This month Bill Davell discusses power of attorney with Jeff Fauer, director with Tripp Scott. A power of attorney is a time-tested way to provide peace of mind that your personal, financial and legal affairs are kept in order, and your interests and intentions respected and carried out in contexts ranging from business to healthcare. But it’s important to understand what a power of attorney is and how it works to ensure it serves those purposes. Bill Davell: What is a […]

Care to know the secret behind massive returns that only savvy investors know about? There is no secret, but FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is a powerful psychological trigger. It’s epidemic in many modern-day conveniences such as social media, television and radio. Unfortunately, it can also influence our faith and investment decisions too.  Stephan Tchividjian recently wrote a terrific article about shiny rocks: “I find that sometimes along the path there are all kinds of little things that catch my eye, my attention. I call these distractions shiny rocks. The shiny rocks beg you to pick them up and put […]