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Entrepreneur June 2004 Joan Szabo	Estate of Affairs Don't play beneficiary roulette when it comes to your estate plan. Keep the future of your business in mind when making plans for your estate.
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Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Martin M Shenkman	Decision: Unitrust Unitrusts are not broadly understood within the financial planning industry, so knowing when to unitrust and when not to unitrust can give you a leg up with your client.
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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.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Marlene Y. Satter	Insurance Update: Back to Basics New products and strategies proliferate in the insurance industry as companies work hard to keep up with modern needs, but advisors should not lose sight of the basic purposes of products that can benefit their clients, even in a changing financial environment.
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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.
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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.
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