Gifts of life insurance policies to not-for-profit organizations can benefit both the organization and the donor, the latter in the form of an often sizeable income tax deduction. However, under the ...

Recently, the attorney for a family office asked for my help with a situation. The family wanted to transfer/sell two $10 million survivor life policies to another trust for planning purposes. The ...

Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

What a two-year stretch it has been for appraisers. The appraisal workforce was already in decline in 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the industry’s workforce shrank even further. To ...

I know this is the case because I conduct more than 100 public appraisal programs every year where I simultaneously teach art history, share museum practices and preservation techniques, and provide ...

Now in his 14th year as a jewelry appraiser for "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS, Peter Shemonsky is the expert that other gem aficionados call when they are stumped. After a long career buying, selling and ...

For the last 14 years, J. Michael Flanigan has been traveling the country looking at and appraising objects for PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow.” It’s an experience that has brought him face to face with ...

Winning two elections for St. Lucie County property appraiser enabled former Florida Senate President Ken Pruitt to boost his pension payments fivefold to nearly $100,000 per year for life, a Scripps ...

In Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2, Ken Gloss appraises an 1835 "A Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture" book. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

Appraiser, art and antiques dealer, treasure hunter, professor of Louisiana history: That's David Goldberg, who learned abut fine furniture and works of art early in life from his father, New Orleans ...