If a trust is part of your estate plan, your assets will need to be transferred into it at some point. Most of the time, this is a fairly simple process that requires nothing more than listing the ...

When you buy a home, the way the title is held affects how the property is managed, transferred and inherited. Some homeowners place a home in a trust to add privacy or simplify what happens after ...

Editor’s note: This is part seven of an ongoing series about using trusts and LLCs in estate planning, asset protection and tax planning. The effectiveness of these powerful tools — especially for ...

Editor’s note: This is part eight of an ongoing series about using trusts and LLCs in estate planning, asset protection and tax planning. The effectiveness of these powerful tools — especially for ...

Revocable trusts allow asset control during a grantor's life and avoid probate after death. Assets in revocable trusts can generate income for the grantor until they pass away. Setting up a revocable ...

Revocable trusts can go by other names like living trusts, inter vivos trusts or even “loving” trusts, but their purpose is the same: to address the problems that traditional last wills and testaments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ashley L. Case, J.D., LL.M., writes about tax and estate planning. Jan 30, 2025, 02:12am EST Jan 30, 2025, 12:25pm EST A ...