Beware Greedy Relatives If You Hope to See 2011: Kevin Hassett

I suppose you’re wondering why I gathered all you distinguished Americans here today.

So far you have survived the worst crisis in financial markets since the Great Depression. You have held onto your sizable wealth, which presents us with a tax-planning scenario that only Agatha Christie could have dreamed up: There is a new and possibly significant risk to your continued survival that runs through the end of this year.