The December 2003 edition, of Broker World Magazine features an article on Estate Tax Repeal And The Tax Vampire authored by Cynthia Crino.  This article discusses the June 2001, when Congress passed the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) into law.

This article was coauthored by Manulife's Randy Zipse and industry split-dollar experts Stephan Leimberg and Charles Ratner. It discusses in detail the proposed regulations and key features as well as implications and lessons learned.

The May 2003, edition of Broker World  magazine features an article on premium financing written by Lina Storm, CLU, CHFC, advanced markets consultant.  This article reviews premium financing and illustrates sales techniques and ideas.

The August 2003 edition, of Estate Planning Magazine features an article Dynasty Trusts and Life Insurance: New Opportunities for Leverage co-authored by Kevin W. Blanton and Rachna D. Balakrishna.  This article reviews irrevocable dynasty trust that uses life insurance to leverage the grantor's GST exemption can shelter substantial assets from estate and GST taxes for many years.  This article examines this powerful estate planning technique.

National Underwriter's, December 4th cover story was "Benefits of Life Insurance for Charitable Planning", written by Manulife's Advanced Market's Lina Storm. This article details how using life insurance in charitable planning is a win-win for everyone involved.

The December issue of Broker World featured an article by Advanced Market's Kevin Blanton on the basics of a Family Limited Partnership and how it can be used as an estate planning tool.