O.J. Simpson's financial planners provide lesson in 'asset protection.'
Jane Bryant Quinn
The next O.J. Simpson court battle - O.J.3 - will be over whether the Browns and the Goldmans can collect any of the money they're owed. Even if the damages are reduced, O.J.'s assets appear to be pretty well squirreled away.
On the evidence, he has had wise financial counsel for many years. Choices he made to secure his future, such as building a large pension fund, are keeping him safely away from his creditors today. Other asset-protection decisions may put his remaining money beyond the reach of the civil courts.
The moves that O.J. are known to have made are entirely legal. But they shine a spotlight on an industry that also has a smudgy side.
A lot of weal...
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