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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. |
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. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: Where Advisors Earn the Most Where you live matters, especially when it comes to compensation. |
Financial Advisor September 2009 Cathleen M. Clauson |
Unlocking Opportunity Trusts are a good way for advisors to expand their businesses. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Why Pay to Peek at Your Credit File? You might not want to let your file go unchecked while waiting for your freebie. Here are seven credit moves to make before you apply for a loan. |
Financial Advisor January 2012 Gail Liberman |
State Of Affairs Most clients are unaware that state death taxes can take a substantial cut of an inheritance. |
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. |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Jeff Schlegel |
The Asset Protection Boom Interest in asset protection among the affluent has doubled since 2000. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Ann Marsh |
Massive Wealth Transfer: Clients Rush Before Year's End Advisors have been racing to finish what some say is an unprecedented transfer of wealth to descendants because Bush-era tax exemptions may expire at year s end.. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 David A. Twibell |
Out of Reach How can financial advisers help their clients avoid a potential litigation nightmare? One option is to establish a self-settled asset protection trust (SSAPT). |
U.S. Banker March 2008 Karen Krebsbach |
Great, Great Grandkids: Until Their Death Do We Part Banks are realizing that the dynasty trust, that multigenerational, flexible, tax-avoidance technique ever more popular in wealth-management circles, is surprisingly well-suited to the kind of long-term trusteeship at which they excel. |
Investment Advisor February 2007 |
It's a Matter of Trust Letter to the Editor: The Trust Threat... Not All Trusts Are Created Equally... |
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. |
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). |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2007 Traci Purdum |
The 2007 IW U.S. 500 -- Mapping Manufacturing Seeing where the bulk of high-revenue-generating manufacturing companies reside can be a telling tale. |
Inc. June 2005 Amy Feldman |
Fifty States, a Thousand New Tax Laws States are increasingly "decoupling" their tax codes from the federal government's, creating big headaches for business owners. |
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. |
Financial Advisor October 2008 |
Holding On A rising number of people near retirement age are turning to so-called directed trusts to gain control over a certain part of their estates. |
U.S. Banker June 2010 |
States Vying to Win More Banks' Trust As banks add trust services to cater to baby boomers, states eager to attract this business are making their laws more welcoming. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Anne Tergesen |
The Many Lives Of The Death Tax Wealthy estates could end up paying a lot as several states get aggressive. |
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. |
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. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Racusin & Stiefel |
Budget Proposal Presents Opportunities, Speed Bumps In light of the limited duration of the new tax laws and the president's proposals, advisors should work with clients to take advantage of these opportunities soon. |
Financial Advisor October 2010 Ben Mattlin |
How To Select Trustees As trusts grow more popular, the need to appoint the right trustees becomes crucial. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 Lewis Schiff |
A Prospect With a Plan A prospect with an existing plan often presents opportunities. |
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. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
Estate Planning Game Changer This year's tax deal could radically shift the way your clients handle tax and estate issues. Here are some strategies to consider. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Mary Rowland |
Tough Choices Financial advisors describe how they are helping clients potentially minimize the bite when taxes go up next year. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
New Flexibility for Bypass Trusts Revised rules mean bypass trusts can be used to improve the overall tax situation of multiple descendants. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Estate-Tax Minefield The rest of this year promises to be very challenging for planners with wealthy clients. The federal exemptions on gift and estate taxes currently stand at $5.12 million, but they are scheduled to drop to $1 million in 2013 unless lawmakers act. |
Entrepreneur May 2004 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Trust Me Asset-protection trusts are one way for business owners and wealthy individuals to cover their assets when creditors come knocking. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Trust, But Verify The estate planning answer for a lot of parents is to leave inheritances in trust for the benefit of their child. But trusts vary widely, and because this is a message many clients miss, planners must reinforce the idea. |
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 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 June 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
A Trust for All Seasons: Revocable Trusts Due in large part to its flexibility, the revocable trust is often used as a person's primary estate-planning document, establishing who should receive the grantor's property after death. |
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 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 June 2011 Mary Rowland |
Keeping Family Trust New Hampshire leads the way among states using generous new laws to compete for family trust business. |
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. |
Outside October 2008 |
Great Escapes: The New American Life List Presenting the definitive guide to our nation's greatest 21st-century adventure hideouts. Fifty places between the lines where you can still ditch the crowds, get lost, and recharge. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Eric L. Reiner |
Daddy, Can I Please Have A Beneficiary-Controlled Trust? An alternative to passing assets outright gains popularity with financial advisors and high-net worth clients alike. |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
How Many Taxes Can There Be? In considering the appropriate strategies to manage your taxes, you have to take these taxes into account: States and their income taxes... If it's a tax, it can't be simple... etc. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Andrew Gluck |
Affairs Of Estate Financial advisors who thrive in estate planning excel at helping clients identify their goals. |
Financial Advisor January 2007 Gail Liberman |
Death Of A Tax Shelter? A proposal by the Treasury Department and the IRS has effectively killed the private annuity trust as a way to postpone taxes on the sale of appreciated property. |
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. |
Financial Advisor November 2004 Eric L. Reiner |
Ruling On Grantor Trusts Eliminates Gift Tax Worries IRS pronouncement abets defective-trust strategies. |
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 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. |
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 May 1, 2007 John J. Bowen |
Rx for Affluent Physicians Here's how financial advisors can approach the wealth management challenges of one attractive niche market. |