Scott Martin

Contributor

Executive Editor
The Wealth Advisor

A veteran in the business of digital and print journalism, Martin joined The Wealth Advisor in January 2009. His name now appears in most U.S. financial advisors’ inboxes each day as sender of record on the 11 million emails we deploy each month.

He writes for an audience of 280,000 wealth and financial advisors including 205,000 registered investment advisors (the largest digital audience of RIAs of any industry publication), managing a staff of 5 editors and 2 researchers to produce daily wealth management news and 8 specialty newsletters focused on top-of-mind industry topics like tax protection, practice management, technology and TAMPs (turnkey asset management programs).

He also moderates industry panels and compiles our specialty annual guides on trusts, technology and TAMPs: America's Most Advisor Friendly Trust Companies, America's Best TAMPs and America's Best Trust Technology Buyers Guide.

In prior lives he served as lead market writer at CNN, ran Buyside magazine, wrote for Institutional Investor, Research, ALPHA and other publications, and dabbled in hedge fund land.

Light My Fire: The Doors' Royalties Never Seem To Burn Out 43 Years after Jim Morrison's Death

Lizard king’s last living heir is 90 years old now, reopening questions of who will eventually inherit his image and share of a musical dynasty that currently generates millions of dollars a year.

Even when rock stars create more-or-less conventional families, the lines of dynastic inheritance can still break down within a generation or two.

In theory, Jim Morrison, made the smart moves to ensure that his wealth – a “massive” $400,000 when he died in 1971 – transferred in an orderly fashion to his common-law wife Pamela Courson.

Perfect Storm Brewing for Disney Descendants as Multi-Generational Family Bonds Fray

Nearly 50 years after Walt’s death, a $600 million slice of his entertainment empire is up for grabs as heirs and advisors square off for control.

[caption id="attachment_14020" align="alignright" width="425"] As the dead hand of Walt's trusts eases its grip, the question of what remains of his legacy is something each of his heirs need to answer.[/caption]

Estate planners looking to build truly dynastic structures to protect client wealth need only look to recent developments in Walt Disney’s legacy for best- and worst-case scenarios.

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Trust Fund Babies: The Pros and Cons of Trusts for Newborns

Some grandparents send stuffed animals or a brand-new copy of The Cat in the Hat when a new member joins the family. For wealthier, more financially savvy families, however, the ultimate new baby gift is financial security – a trust that will cover college costs, unexpected medical expenses or down payment on a first house.

Michael Jackson’s Embattled Estate Dodges $1 Billion Paternity Bullet

Blood test looks like a PR stunt but the prospect of another heir exposes weak link in singer’s estate plan at a moment when extremely highly paid trustees are already distracted and defensive.

Michael Jackson has been dead for four years, but as the eleventh-hour emergence of another potential heir demonstrates, the estate remains anything but settled.