Episodes

  • Celebrity Estates: How Bob Marley’s Estate Took 30 Years to Settle

    Celebrity Estates: How Bob Marley’s Estate Took 30 Years to Settle
    Apr 28 2025
    When Bob Marley passed away in 1981, he left behind a musical legacy, but no estate plan. Due to his religious beliefs, Marley didn’t create a will, and what followed was a legal firestorm: forged documents, disputed signatures and a tangled web of allegations involving his wife, attorney and accountant. In this episode, David Lenok …

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    32 mins
  • Celebrity Estates: Gene Hackman and Estate Planning While in Cognitive Decline

    Celebrity Estates: Gene Hackman and Estate Planning While in Cognitive Decline
    Mar 31 2025
    After four decades of acting and winning multiple awards, Gene Hackman was found dead in his home at the age of 95, along with his wife and primary caretaker, Betsy Arakawa. Forensics uncovered that his wife predeceased him, leaving him to struggle with Alzheimer’s alone before passing away one week later. Join WealthManagement.com Senior Editor …

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    23 mins
  • Celebrity Estates: All the President’s Money with Megan Gorman

    Celebrity Estates: All the President’s Money with Megan Gorman
    Feb 24 2025
    With Donald Trump appearing at his recent inauguration flanked by tech billionaires, the connection between presidents and the almighty dollar is more apparent than ever. However, Trump is not the only president with an interesting relationship with money. In this episode of the Celebrity Estates podcast, host David Lenok welcomes back Megan Gorman, a wealth …

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    31 mins
  • Celebrity Estates: Jim Thorpe, Native Americans, and the Land Back Movement

    Celebrity Estates: Jim Thorpe, Native Americans, and the Land Back Movement
    Dec 16 2024
    Jim Thorpe, revered as one of the greatest athletes in American history, exemplifies how personal wishes and legal rights can conflict posthumously. Thorpe’s estranged third wife, Patricia, moved his remains to a town in Pennsylvania, which now bears his name, in a bid to create a tourist attraction, a decision contested by his sons under …

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    42 mins
  • Celebrity Estates: John Amos and Warning Signs of Elder Abuse in Estate Planning

    Celebrity Estates: John Amos and Warning Signs of Elder Abuse in Estate Planning
    Nov 25 2024
    John Amos, an actor who starred in such television shows as Good Times, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The West Wing, is believed to have died from congestive heart failure, but his only daughter Shannon has doubts. She has accused her brother of elder abuse, including isolating Amos from others, impersonating him in communications …

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    24 mins
  • Celebrity Estates: Shannen Doherty and The Importance of Timely Planning

    Celebrity Estates: Shannen Doherty and The Importance of Timely Planning
    Oct 7 2024
    Shannen Doherty, a beloved actress, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, tragically caught too late for treatment. The day before her passing on July 13, 2024, she finalized her divorce from Kurt Iswarienko, ensuring her assets would be passed to her chosen beneficiaries. In this episode, David Lenok and guest Shawn Goheen stress the …

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    26 mins
  • Celebrity Estates: Simon Cowell and Disinheritance in Estate Planning

    Celebrity Estates: Simon Cowell and Disinheritance in Estate Planning
    Jul 22 2024
    Simon Cowell, reality star and record producer, has an estimated net value worth of $600 million. How much of that will be left for his son? According to him, nothing. Listen in as host David Lenok is joined by Thomas Kopelman, head of community at Estate Planning platform wealth.com and co-founder of All Street Wealth. …

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    27 mins
  • Celebrity Estates: The Gilded Age and Psychological Implications of Inherited Wealth

    Celebrity Estates: The Gilded Age and Psychological Implications of Inherited Wealth
    May 20 2024
    Even celebrities aren’t free of the pitfalls of poor estate and legacy planning. With their lives and finances often in the spotlight, it can be easy to see where they fall short and how to avoid those same problems if you know where to look. Join David Lenok and his guest, psychologist and economist Eric …

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    44 mins