by HARPER WILLIS
November 13, 2012
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The 76-year-old retiree had a taxable estate worth more than $10 million. He and his wife had less than a year to take advantage of the $10.24 million gift and estate tax exemption before it expires at the end of 2012, but the husband's portfolio was made up of real-estate holdings that he depended on for income.