Archive for September, 2009

Beneficiary Trusts and Their Characteristics

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

A trust is a legal arrangement through which a person gives control of capital or property to a trustee for the benefit of a third person. A beneficiary is a person for whom the trust fund is created. A beneficiary can be a person like, a child, a grandchild or ...

Should You Create an Estate Plan?

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The reasons for needing an estate plan are as varied as the individuals involved and, it seems, the many myths surrounding the subject do quite a bit of harm. For example, do you have to be "rich" in order to need an estate plan? The answer is, "No", one does ...

Types of Asset Protection & Trusts

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Asset Protection as well as estate planning and trusts, in general, can be viewed similar to a poker match. In some cases, you need a simple hand and sometimes only a full house will win. This is a unique way to look at asset protection, estate planning, and trusts. There ...