Author Archives: gerrynowotny

About gerrynowotny

I am a tax and estate planning attorney with a JD and LL.M in estate planning from the Univesity of Miami School of Law. I have worked in the life insurance industry for twenty three years and the last eleven in private placement life insurance.

From Nuyorican to Puerto Rican

I just added a new article to my JD Supra site “From Nuyorican to Puerto Rican”. The thinking is that there are a lot of U.S. citizens of PR ancestry living in the NY metropolitan area. In some cases, the … Continue reading

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Miami Sound

I often joke with my Colombian father-in-law about the number of “Anglos” left in Dade County. I say “Is it two or three”. He answers, “Probably not that many!” Miami has the only Walgreens in the country where you can … Continue reading

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Hello Again!

It has been awhile since my last post. In the meantime, I have been feeding my JD Supra site with new articles three-four times per month on a variety of topics. I am still writing and thinking about private placement … Continue reading

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Day Tripper – Tax Planning Considerations for Day Traders

Overview One of the things that I like to do at social gatherings is to start a discussion over which musical group was musically more gifted – The Beatles or Bee Gees. I did not say which group made more … Continue reading

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If I Were You!

Overview My day job has kept me from writing in the last two weeks so I hope to add a few timely posts with year end approaching so quickly. I wanted to outline in this post some of the things … Continue reading

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The Strangest Secret (About ObamaCare)

Overview I describe myself as a moderate Republican. I served as an Army officer. No wars were won or lost because of me. I have spent most of my career serving the small business owner market. As a tax and … Continue reading

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What is your Plan for Year End Tax Planning?

Here we are in mid-November and year end is approaching quickly. Still waiting for your CPA to pull a rabbit out of his hat for you. He won’t! Waiting for a tax miracle to fall out of the sky? It … Continue reading

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Obamacare for Law Firms

Riding the train to NYC and this is my first attempt to complete to complete on my Smart phone. Yes, I know it is an oxymoron for me to use anything with the word “smart” pertaining to myself. The level … Continue reading

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A Question for Financial Advisors

With two months left in the tax year, most business owners and taxpayers have a pretty good idea what they have already made in 2013 and what they will make in the balance of the year. The question is what … Continue reading

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Nowotny knows Squat! – Small Business Owners and Obama Care

I was a pretty good powerlifter in my youth and later as an old man. Powerlifiting involves three different lifts – the squat, the bench press and the deadlift. Even as an old man, my deadlift and squat at age … Continue reading

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