bequest
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They have their downsides, including the loss of liquidity, the loss of bequest and vulnerability to inflation.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Since you wouldn’t have to worry about running out of money in old age, you might travel the world, buy a sports car, or gift an early bequest to heirs.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
That’s a father’s bequest to his son, and a public servant’s to his country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
British scientist James Smithson’s bequest was intended to support “the increase and diffusion of knowledge.”
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2025
The commission’s most important bequest from the Pentagon’s nuclear energy apparatus was the Manhattan District’s network of atomic labs, which Groves had kept intact after the war.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Examples assume 5% annual inflation-adjusted stock-market return, 2% annual inflation-adjusted risk-free interest rate and no planned bequests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Gold bars, rings and necklaces can be handed down to the next generation as wedding gifts or inheritance bequests.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
It’s also likely that the Reiners included charitable bequests in their estate plans.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
There are ways to leave a legacy even with a small amount of funds, and charities count on these kinds of bequests.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
The society is maintained by private subscriptions and bequests.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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