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Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 Daniels, Leibell & Prince	An RLT Primer Estate planners are finding the revocable living trust (RLT) to be an increasingly popular and useful tool. Some, however, are guilty of overstating the benefits of the RLT, and this can confuse clients and lead to some embracing RLTs for the wrong reasons.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger	A Trust for All Seasons: Irrevocable Trusts In addition to effectively transferring income tax liability from one person to another, irrevocable trusts can also be a good way to avoid or reduce estate taxation.
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	New Take on Trust Strategy Tax changes may affect investing ideas about bypass trusts, grantor trusts and other estate planning steps.
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn	Trust Worthy Some good news that planners can tell their clients: The federal estate-tax exemption has just jumped from $2 million to $3.5 million, so this is an excellent time to review estate plans.
Financial Advisor September 2009 Cathleen M. Clauson	Unlocking Opportunity Trusts are a good way for advisors to expand their businesses. Here's why.
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Bill Fleming	Prime Time to Transfer Assets Changes to tax rates are unlikely until 2011, so this year advisors would be wise to focus their attention on year-end estate planning.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger	How Professional Fiduciaries Work For those who don't have any close friends or family members willing or able to handle a fiduciary role, a professional trustee may be the best option. Here is a look at the inner workings of a bank's typical trust department.
Investment Advisor October 2009 Robert F. Keane	Consider These Advisors should consider GRATs, CLTs, and IDGTs as trusts to offer to their clients.
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Anne Tergesen	Where To Entrust Your Trust? Picking the right location is the key to success in real estate. Now it's also a crucial decision in the sleepy world of trust funds.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007	Estates: Keeping It All In The Family Estate planner Armond Budish explains how to use trusts to safeguard your legacy.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Estate Planning: Trusts It may not always be easy to determine when a trust is better than a will. Only by taking a hard look at all of the factors that affect you and your finances can you make an informed choice about which will help you more.
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Donald Jay Korn	Busting Trusts When assets for spouses are left in trusts, restrictions often apply, chafing the living spouse.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger	A Trust for All Seasons: Life Insurance Trusts Escape estate taxes by transferring your life insurance to a trust.
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	Time for a New Estate Planning Strategy? Recent tax changes mean that planners may have to rethink the ways they invest clients assets.
Financial Advisor January 2004 William S. Villafranco	Whom Do You Trust? What factors should you consider when choosing a trustee? Using co-trustees, where one is a professional trustee and the other is a family member or close friend, may be the most effective choice.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Dan Caplinger	In IRAs We Trust Creating a trust to hold inherited IRA assets is smart but complicated. Here's how to do it.
Financial Advisor June 2005 Bruce W. Fraser	The Rush To Dynasty Trusts It remains to be seen whether dynasty trusts will endure. Meantime, they remain a viable way for the wealthy to shield assets over generations, and for financial advisors they can be a lucrative source of fee income.
Financial Advisor December 2010 Lowell & Abati	Changes Ahead Low interest rates and changing laws mean rethinking wealth transfer strategies. The environment has particularly favored two estate planning strategies: grantor retained annuity trusts, and sales of assets to grantor trusts.
Financial Advisor November 2004 Eric L. Reiner	Ruling On Grantor Trusts Eliminates Gift Tax Worries IRS pronouncement abets defective-trust strategies.
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Mitchell Rose	Estates Gone Awry Financial advisers can play a key role in avoiding common trust mistakes. Whether you are in on the original estate plan or your client already has one, you can help avoid future fiascos by revisiting it regularly.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2006 Dan Caplinger	A Fiduciary for Fido By setting aside money in a pet trust, you can make sure your loved ones are given the same level of care you would give them after you're gone.
Trusts & Estates March 20, 2002	Service Focusing On Foreign Trusts, Real Property Transactions This tax season, the Internal Revenue Service is attempting to make tax professionals whose clients have foreign trusts, or who transfer real property to foreign interests aware of rules and filing requirements.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Daniels, Leibell & Prince	On Ambulance Chasing and Asset Protection There is a need for estate planners to protect client assets from claims that could result from lawsuits. Here are seven characteristics of an effective asset-protection program, all of which should be part of an integrated estate plan.
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad	5 Questions An interview with Victor Whitney, an expert on personal trusts and author of the forthcoming The Art of Trusteeship.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2006 David Braze	Do You Need a Living Trust? It really doesn't pay to forgo the services of a qualified lawyer when dealing with a trust. The savings of a few bucks today may cost your family far more after you're gone.
Investment Advisor September 2005 Alan R. Eber	The Tax Advisor: The Foreign Trust Tax Solution Clients want protection against future creditors and unscrupulous predators. The foreign asset protection trust may in many cases provide the ideal defense. Also, some tax burdens can be relieved, legally, with Foreign Asset Protection Trusts (FAPT).
Financial Advisor August 2009 Tere D'Amato	Seeing Clearly Now Financial turmoil makes this a perfect time for advisors to breathe new life into estate plans.
Investment Advisor August 2008 Lewis Schiff	A Prospect With a Plan A prospect with an existing plan often presents opportunities.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Daniels, Leibell & Prince	Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process.
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Barbara H. Cane	Heirs With Special Needs Here's how you can help your financial advisory clients prepare for the future of disabled loved ones.
Investment Advisor June 2006 I. Jay Safier	Tax Advisor: Transfer Time, Part 1 One of the significant issues that will be faced by retiring baby boomers is how to keep their accumulated wealth within their families. Here is a review of strategies clients can use for transferring wealth.
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Ed Slott	Taking Special Care With Inherited IRAs Advisors can help families with special-needs beneficiaries preserve assets, and reduce unnecessary costs and losses.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010	Do You Need a Living Trust? Don't leave your loved ones a legal hassle.
Financial Advisor June 2007 Gavin Morrissey	Bonus Copy: Avoiding Probate and Problems Why is avoiding probate so important? And how can you ensure that your financial advisory clients' assets will avoid probate without disrupting the flow of those assets under the original estate plan? Let's take a look.
Registered Rep. August 7, 2014 John Anzivino	Seven Steps Clients Should Take Now to Minimize 2014 Taxes The steps listed here can be a good starting point for talking to your clients about the tax implications of their estate plan and steps they can take right now to minimize their 2014 tax bill.
Financial Advisor September 2009 Mary Rowland	A Bigger Net If mistakes are made with a trust, a beneficiary may soon be able to sue more than the trustee.
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman	Estate Planning Nirvana? Self-Settled Trusts Explored Self-settled trusts seem to offer the impossible: They remove assets from an individual's estate while still allowing them to benefit from them.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2003 Lynn O'Shaughnessy	Prudence Redefined (Finally) Baby boomers and their parents are expected to pump more money -- and life -- into the trust market over the next decade while the definition of "prudent investing" for trusts continues to evolve in a broker-friendly manner. Brokerages are taking notice -- and so should you.
Financial Advisor May 2012 Eric Rasmussen	The Horror Whether it's sibling rivalries, poorly thought out trusts or simply greed, the estate planning world offers an abundance of horror stories.
Financial Advisor August 2010 Lori K. Murphy	Easing The Stress Here's how financial advisors and estate planners can work together to help those with mentally impaired family members.
Financial Advisor October 2004 Gail Liberman	Advisors Moving Trusts For Cost Savings Like a game of chess, lawyers and wealth advisors are saving their clients money by moving trusts to states with more attractive laws.
Financial Advisor July 2005 Mark S. Furman	Correcting Mistakes In Legal Documents In the right circumstances, irrevocable estate documents can be changed.
Financial Advisor June 2007 Andrew Gluck	Affairs Of Estate Financial advisors who thrive in estate planning excel at helping clients identify their goals.
Investment Advisor July 2006 I. Jay Safier	The Tax Advisor: Transfer Time, Part 2 More strategies to transfer wealth, including charitable remainder trusts and family limited partnerships.
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman	Helping High Net Worth Clients to Act Before Possible Cut in Tax Exemptions Consider the possibilities and problems dealing with wealthy clients seeking to act before a possible cut in tax exemptions.
Financial Advisor March 2006 Charles Avalli	Challenging A Trustee Who is responsible when a trust shows poor performance? Good financial advisors need to help their clients find their way through a trust dispute.
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	The Planning Powerhouse Irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs) remain the Rodney Dangerfield of planning tools-they just don't get enough respect.
Financial Planning August 1, 2006 Gavin Morrissey	Flying Blind For financial advisory clients who are corporate insiders with company stock, a blind trust may be their best option. However, it's imperative that advisers work with attorneys who are familiar with blind trusts to ensure that the document includes the proper provisions.
On Wall Street January 1, 2011 Matthew J. Lynch	Team With Rivals To Better Serve Trust Clients As the financial services industry continues to grow more complex with increasing numbers of new business models, a surprising new niche has opened, allowing traditional rivals-financial advisors and trust companies-to work together.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Gavin Morrissey	After the Estate Plan . . . Your job is just beginning after a client's estate plan is drawn up. As the client's financial advisor, it is up to you to ensure that the estate plan is implemented correctly.