Either through lack of expertise, or fear of fiduciary liability, many trustees and administrators may not be creating the most effective estate plan when it comes to investable assets.
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (2010 Tax Act) brought about an increase in the gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemptions to $5 million each...
Families are becoming more sophisticated about wealth management, incorporating modern trust documents into their estate-planning goals and looking for ways to maximize the flexibility of their trust investments...