Trusts and Estates
Learn which trust is best for which clients, the tax benefits of different estate planning strategies and how to transfer wealth responsibly, as well as estate planning techniques that benefit families with special needs
Wealthy Boomers Using Dynasty Trusts
By Rick BlaserThere are now more than 9 million millionaire households in the U.S., including families with $5 million to $25 million in net worth, the Federal Reserve reports.
May 01, 2007
Finding common ground can help build trustAs you'll remember from last month, we started talking about the five steps for gaining trust. The first two steps were propriety and intent statement. I believe you have already gained a clear understanding as to the importance of your overall
May 01, 2007
Responsibilities of a TrusteeIn general, a trustee will: Interpret the terms of the trust Hold the trust property Invest the assets Distribute the trust's income and/or principal to...
April 30, 2007
Finding common ground can help build trustAs you'll remember from last month, we started talking about the five steps for gaining trust. The first two steps were propriety and intent statement. I believe you have already gained a clear understanding as to the importance of your overall
April 08, 2007
Effective Wealth Transfers With Defective TrustsEstate planning can be viewed as 2 distinct but related disciplines: 1) estate distribution planning and 2) estate tax planning. Estate distribution planning--who gets what, ...
April 08, 2007
Effective Wealth Transfers With Defective TrustsEstate planning can be viewed as 2 distinct but related disciplines: 1) estate distribution planning and 2) estate tax planning. Estate distribution planning--who gets what, ...
March 31, 2007
First steps on the road to gaining trustThe first defense is trust, which can only be overcome by gaining trust. There are really only five steps to gaining trust: propriety, intent statement, commonality, credibility and competency. We will discuss these steps over the next two months,
March 11, 2007
Engineering An Estate Plan For A House DividedDeveloping an estate plan that is satisfactory to all parties is challenging enough when family members are divided over the rights to assets.