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  • November 19
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  • Date: November 19, 2024
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Appointing a Child as Trustee: How a Well-Intentioned Choice Can Compromise Your Irrevocable Trust

Parents may appoint a child as trustee, trusting that they will manage the trust responsibly, safeguarding the family’s wealth for current and future generations. They reason that the values they’ve demonstrated to their child—combined with the lifelong bond of siblings—all but guarantees ...
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  • September 12
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  • Date: September 12, 2024
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Family Trust Mistakes: When Mismanagement of Trust Funds Lead to Financial and Legal Ramifications

Many individuals appoint...
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  • August 05
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  • Date: August 5, 2024
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Why You Need to Put Your Wealth in a Trust

The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History is underway. In the next 20 years, members of Generation X...
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  • April 09
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  • Date: April 9, 2024
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Family Trust Mistakes: How Relying on Relatives Devastates Your Fortune and Tears Your Family Apart

Is the trustee for your......
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  • March 08
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  • Date: March 8, 2024
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Navigating Trust Structures: Directed vs. Delegated Trusts

Blended families, where one or both spouses bring children from previous marriages into a new family unit, have become increasingly common in today's society. For wealth owners involved in these intricate family dynamics, it's essential to understand how trusts can be perceived as a dynamic tool for...
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  • January 11
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  • Date: January 11, 2024
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The Benefits of Trusts in Blended Families: South Dakota Situs

Blended families, where one or both spouses bring children from previous...
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  • November 15
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  • Date: November 15, 2023
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An alternative to the Massachusetts Millionaire Tax

On November 8, 2022, Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure to amend the Massachusetts......
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  • January 30
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  • Date: January 30, 2023
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Reflections on the 57th Annual University of Miami Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

I was thrilled to join our President/CEO......
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  • June 16
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  • Date: June 16, 2022
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Trusts 101: Skilled Advisors Navigate Toward Smoother Seas – Growing and Protecting Your Business Using Trusts

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  • April 13
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  • Date: April 13, 2022
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Trusts 101: Shelter from the Storm – How Trusts Help Protect Investment Advisor Businesses and Their Clients’ Assets

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