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Article: Drop Dead.(Estate planning benefits)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- September 3, 2001
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James Doti, president of Chapman University, last week wound up his presentation at the 2001 Midyear Economic Forecast in downtown L.A. with a rather unusual suggestion -- that the business leaders in attendance might want to drop dead before 2011, and ideally in 2010 to maximize estate-planning benefits.
He then projected the image of a casket onto the screen where econometric graphs and charts had been displayed throughout the event.
The casket was ...