I have been following the travails of Kent Hovind for over two years. Doctor Dino, as he is known, is a proponent of Young Earth Creationism, the notion that you can arrive at the age of the Earth by ...

The indictment of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has brought new attention to the crime of structuring. The attention is energizing the supporters of Kent Hovind, who is nearing the end of a long ...

As parents, one of our highest priorities is to provide for our children and secure their future. Part of this responsibility involves planning and structuring wealth in a way that empowers them to ...

Tax structuring and planning – words that can turn a room full of people into a symphony of blank stares and polite nods. But make no mistake, this is no amateur sport; it’s a high-stakes game where ...

Structuring is a white-collar crime that involves moving large sums of money secretly by breaking them down into smaller amounts. Also known as “smurfing,” it describes the act of dividing illicit ...

Most business startups get their first investment from friends and family of the founders in what's called the pre-A investment round. Once the business has been in operation long enough to exhibit a ...

One of the more obscure, and strangest, provisions in the federal criminal code – the “anti-structuring” provisions in 31 USC 5324 – is much in the news these days. “No person shall, for the purpose ...

RBC Capital Markets has named Geoffroy Samarcq as its new head of multi asset quantitative investment strategy (QIS) structuring, effective July 2025. The new role will see Samarcq managing the multi ...

Goldman Sachs is building out a tool used by institutional clients for pricing derivatives. Visual Structuring will now cover crypto, equities, and precious metals options, in addition to FX. Chris ...