Trust & Estate Planning
Map out your family's future and leave a legacy with well-drawn wills, the right types of types of trusts, careful estate planning, and tax strategies.
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What Happens to Your Bank Account After Death?
After death, your bank account may not go directly to your heirs. Learn how to set things up so that it does.
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Will vs. Trust: What’s the Difference? -
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Revocable Trust vs. Irrevocable Trust: What's the Difference? -
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Endowment Fund Definition -
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Endowment Definition -
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Grantor Trust Rules Definition -
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Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) Definition -
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Inter-Vivos Trust Definition -
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Pari-Passu -
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Step-Up in Basis Definition -
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Trustee Definition -
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Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) Definition -
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Should You Set up a Revocable Living Trust? -
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Trust Company Definition -
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Unit Trust (UT) Definition -
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Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of a Retirement Account: Pros and Cons -
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A-B Trust Definition -
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Bare Trust Definition -
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Collective Investment Fund (CIF) Definition -
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Dynasty Trust Definition -
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Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT) -
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Living Trust Definition -
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Special Power of Attorney Definition -
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Trust Receipt Definition -
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Credit Shelter Trust (CST) Definition -
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Reverse Morris Trust (RMT) Definition -
Trust Definition
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5 by 5 Power Definition -
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Per Stirpes Definition -
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Cy Pres Doctrine Definition -
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What Is a Trust Checking Account? -
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Everything You Need to Know About Trust Funds in Canada -
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Bankruptcy Trustee Definition -
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Estate Tax Definition -
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How to Establish a Blind Trust -
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Defalcation Definition -
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How Do University Endowments Work? -
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How to Set Up a Trust Fund in Australia -
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Designating a Trust as a Retirement Beneficiary -
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Distributable Net Income (DNI) Definition -
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Revocable Trust Definition -
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What to Do When You're Left Out of a Will -
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Generation-Skipping Trust—GST Definition -
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Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) Trust Definition -
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Power of Attorney: When You Need One -
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Trust Property -
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Qualified Domestic Trust (QDOT) -
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Trust Beneficiaries and Taxes -
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Life Estate vs. Irrevocable Trust: What's the Difference? -
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When Is It a Good Idea to Use ILIT Trust? -
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Inter Vivos Trust vs. Testamentary Trust -
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How To Invest Like An Endowment -
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Charitable Remainder Trust Definition -
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What Happens When a Will and a Revocable Trust Conflict? -
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Testamentary Trust Definition -
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Pick the Perfect Trust -
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Last Will and Testament Definition -
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Account in Trust Definition -
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Understanding How Top Trust Companies Operate -
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Declaration Of Trust Definition -
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Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
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