The Ppli Solution

KIRK LOURY is president and chief investment officer for Spencer Trask Asset Management, a wholly owned registered investment adviser of Spencer Trask & Co. Spencer Trask is a venture capital firm serving the private-equity needs of high-net-worth individuals and investment advisers. As chief investment officer, Loury directs the investment analysis of hedge funds and venture capital as asset classes, sets investment policy and practices, oversees portfolio administration, manages due diligence activities, and maintains the firm's external investment and distribution relationships. As a champion of private placement life insurance, Loury has taken on a broad industry role as an educator and portfolio adviser. He was an account executive at IBM and later joined New York Life. He received his BS from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Preface. About the Contributors.
Part One: The Multipurpose Policy.
1 An Introduction to PPLI (John B. Lawson).
2 Risk Management: Redefining Safe Harbors (Jeremiah Riddle).
3 Tax Management: Building Wealth, Reducing Taxes (Jeffrey S. Bortnick).
4 Asset Protection: Riches Out of Reach (Gideon Rothschild and Daniel S. Rubin).
5 Estate Planning: When Insurance Tames Taxes (Mike Chong).
6 Trust Administration: The Domestic Advantage (Al W. King III and Pierce H. McDowell III).
7 Executive Benefits: The Plan That Pays Its Way (Leslie N. Brockhurst).
Part Two: A Vital Investment Vehicle.
8 Toward a More Powerful Portfolio (Kirk Loury).
9 Who's Afraid of Hedge Funds? (George Van and Daniel T. Hayden).
10 In Search of Skilled Investment Managers (Ronald J. Surz).
Part Three: Under the Hood-The Essentials on PPLI.
11 Policy Structure: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Paul F. Berlin).
12 Getting It Right: A Regulatory Overview (Maureen Nelson).
13 Investment Due Diligence: Beyond the Questionnaire (Keven de la Cruz).
14 Creating and Administering an Insurance-Dedicated Fund (Brent Kinetz).
15 Underwriting the Policy (Mike Chong and Anne Melissa Dowling).
16 Understanding and Comparing Costs (Susan Bruno).
17 Jurisdiction: Home or Away? (Peter M. Williams).
Part Four: Setting Up Shop.
18 Making a Place in Private Banking (Richard Brindisi).
19 The Family Office: A Perfect Fit (Kirk Loury and Mark Watson).
Continuing Education Exam.
Index.