Why does multiple sclerosis progress quickly in some people, while others remain stable for years? Researchers from the ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

If you've generated a significant amount of wealth during your lifetime, you might be starting to think about what will happen to it once you are gone. You could donate it to a worthy cause or you ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

Executing a Will in India is often more complex than believed, involving numerous institutions and documentation hurdles. Nominees do not automatically become owners, and digital assets present new ...

Ian Dyall is head of estate planning at wealth management firm Evelyn Partners. It is often said that inheritance tax is hated by the many and paid by the few. But the few have been growing in number ...

Most millennials are quietly building a retirement plan around money that math says probably won't arrive, and few people have noticed just how wide that gap really is. See the intent gap → Earning ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

It’s been nearly a week, and we are still no closer to knowing what the Carney government means when it talks about setting up “Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund.” I don’t just mean what it would ...

Jo Bamford warns JCB could relocate to the US to shield jobs and assets from the UK’s new inheritance tax regime. The government now levies a 20 per cent tax on family business shareholdings above ...

I thought selling my husband's family home would be as simple as "sell it and it's over." However, in reality, I ran into the problem of inheritance and an "untraceable heir", and it took about two ...