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
Estate Planning Can Be Challenging For Non-Traditional Clients
By Barry HigginsEstate Planning Can Be Challenging For Non-Traditional ClientsByLas Vegas When developing estate plans for clients, planners face a constantly changing and increasingly complex tax environment. ...
August 03, 2003
Flexibility Is The Key To Navigating A Roiling Sea Of Tax Law ChangesFlexibility Is The Key To Navigating A Roiling Sea Of Tax Law ChangesHeraclitus, the Greek philosopher, said more than 2,500 years ago that the only ...
July 23, 2003
Guarantee Trust Adds 30-Year Term Home Alliance PlanNU Online News Service, July 23, 2003, 1:19 p.m. EDT -- Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company, Glenview, Ill., has introduced a 30-year term life ...
July 01, 2003
By James J. GreenThe revelation came to Joe Kopczynski some years ago. "I had the unexpected trauma of having a very large client die and having the account...
June 29, 2003
Forget RepealFocus On Family Wealth Tranfer ChallengesForget Repeal--Focus On Family Wealth Transfer ChallengesRegardless of what the President and Congress decide to do with the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax system, ...
May 25, 2003
Trust Services: Not Just For TycoonsBy Catherine M. KrokusThe idea of trusts conjures up images of dusty ledgers filled with obscure figures. John D. Rockefeller had trusts; Bill Gates has ...
May 25, 2003
Trust, Securities, Insurance Pros Must Learn To Work 'Cheek By Jowl'Trust, Securities, Insurance Pros Must Learn To Work Cheek by By Heywood SloaneUnderstanding the complexity of securities, insurance and trust professionals working together requires taking ...
May 23, 2003
Clark Consulting Raises $15 MillionNU Online News Service, May 23, 2003, 11:13 a.m. EDT -- Clark Consulting Inc., Barrington, Ill., says it will pay off some of the ...