Trust Planning
Keep up with the latest developments in trust planning to help clients protect their assets for the benefit their heirs.
Turning mistrust into gold
By Steven McCartyTrust in business has plummeted to a 10-year low, according to Edelman, a global PR firm.
May 03, 2009
Timing Is Right For Leveraged Wealth TransfersAdvanced planning continues to function in a tax and economic environment that places a premium on wealth transfer strategies that leverage the federal gift tax exemption...
April 28, 2009
Panel To Hold AIG HearingA congressional committee chief has asked Edward Liddy and several members of an American International Group Inc. oversight body to appear at a hearing.
April 05, 2009
Take Advantage Of The GST Exemption TodayEven estate planning professionals sometimes struggle with the generation skipping tax...
March 31, 2009
Due diligence? Get serious (Part II)Last month, I discussed how due diligence went past due in our business ... with devastating results. This month, I'd like to talk about the resurgence of due diligence--and what it all means. Clearly, the lack of due diligence has
February 02, 2009
Flexible Strategies To Deploy In Uncertain TimesAccording to the Tax Policy Center, as a candidate for President, Barack Obama said he would make the estate tax permanent...
February 01, 2009
Flexible Strategies To Deploy In Uncertain TimesAccording to the Tax Policy Center, as a candidate for President, Barack Obama said he would make the estate tax permanent...
January 21, 2009
Trust (services) key to RIA successThe argument for registered investment advisors to offer trust services to their clients is compelling. According to a new white paper from Charles Schwab Institutional,...