In a Bloomberg expose, “The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax Free,” we learn about Nike founder and billionaire Phil Knight’s strategies to avoid estate tax and maximize transfers to his heirs and charitable foundations. IPS associate fellow and attorney Bob Lord provided an analysis to Bloomberg, effectively “reverse engineering” Knight’s More

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