Setting up a trust can be a powerful way to manage and protect assets. However, it also comes with important tax ...

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Estate planning is one of those tasks that makes almost any other job look appealing, no matter how lowly: Cleaning the filter on the vacuum cleaner has more appeal. You may even wonder if your assets ...

Placing an investment account in a trust can help manage assets and streamline inheritance, but it also introduces specific tax rules and reporting requirements. The tax implications depend on the ...

Pulling money out of a trust can feel straightforward, but the tax consequences are often anything but. Depending on how the trust is set up and what type of funds you withdraw, a distribution could ...

The lifetime estate tax exemption amount is as high as ever. The estate tax exemption amount rose from $1,000,000 in 2002 to $5,000,000 in 2011. Then, Congress doubled the amount of the estate tax ...

For financial advisors or clients trying to bring families together for tough estate planning discussions, Heather Hunt-Ruddy has some unfortunately personal advice. Processing Content After her stage ...

It's easy to see why charitable remainder trusts, or CRTs, continue to grow in popularity. You get to eat your cake and have it, too. CRTs allow donors to sell appreciated stock without paying capital ...

In recent months several clients and others have asked me about having their partial interests in limited liability companies bequeathed to trusts for estate planning and asset protection purposes. I ...

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