The High Cost of Summer Fun

(MONEY Magazine) – $171.19 - Average cost for a family of four to attend a Major League Baseball game 29% of people surveyed say the price keeps them away.

$6.41 - Average cost of a movie (not including popocorn) 59% of people surveyed say the price keeps them home renting DVDs.

SOURCES: MONEY/ICR poll, Team Marketing Report.

Moneymatics NOW? LATER? WE DO THE MATH.

Bequeath assets in life, or in your will? If you've been frugal enough to amass a chunk of money to pass down, you've got a high-class problem: Do you share it now, or include it in your will?

SHELTERS UP TO $24,000 FROM TAXES + AVOIDS A NASTY BATTLE AMONG YOUR HEIRS + LETS THE KIDS THANK YOU IN PERSON = GIVING ASSETS AWAY WHILE YOU'RE ALIVE

GIVES YOU CONTROL UNTIL THE VERY END - POSSIBLY INCURS HIGHER ESTATE TAXES + IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS TAKING IT WITH YOU = BEQUEATHING ASSETS IN YOUR WILL

BOTTOM LINE If you can, give it away now. For more reasons why, see page 72.

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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.