Meet Robert Abramson

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” – Thomas Paine People worldwide are rightly unsettled by the COVID-19 virus, commonly known as coronavirus, emerging initially from Wuhan City, China. The concern is merited due to its worldwide spread. The nature of the disease, its methods of transmission, its symptoms, and the mortality rate are still developing as publicly accessible information becomes available. And this is causing dislocations in the ‘Main Street’ and Wall Street markets. Is it like the flu? Like SARS? Is this an epidemic? A pandemic? Can I travel abroad? Can I travel on a plane, train, bus, or subway? Can I go to a concert? A sporting event? Any public gathering? Are treatments available if I am affected? What can I do to prevent getting coronavirus? If I get coronavirus, what can happen to me? To my family? In terms of its financial effect; what is happening to my 401k? To my investments?

Planning how to leave your assets to your intended beneficiaries is often as important as what assets you leave them. But understanding your options can be overwhelming and oftentimes, people are not even advised about the various categories in which to structure an inheritance. Most people think: “I have a trust; I’m avoiding probate, that is it.”