Many clients want to give their children full access to their inheritance but then control where the money goes after the children die. Most people will use a trust as the estate planning tool to ...

While commonly associated with the wealthy, trust funds can be used to ensure your child's financial security—regardless of ...

If done properly, a trust could protect your estate from unneeded costs and challenges, while giving you more control over how your assets are distributed after your death. Read on to see if a trust ...

Alexandra Phillips Consulting is an intuitive business coaching and consulting co. that delivers result for high performing execs and teams. We often say that trust is the backbone of any thriving ...

Trust isn’t something that happens overnight. It can be earned over time by consistently following your words with action, and it starts with you as a leader. The Fast Company Executive Board is a ...

This isn’t really a trick question, though it can seem that way - how do you create a trust? In Massachusetts, you can create a trust by transferring your assets to someone else as trustee, by making ...

Estate planning isn’t exactly the sort of thing most people like to think about over their morning coffee. Pondering your mortality — not to mention what will happen to your assets and property, let ...

In our previous blog post, Silent Trusts Have Come to Michigan, we shared some situations in which a settlor and their beneficiaries could benefit from the creation of a “silent trust.” In this type ...

Leaders must realize that trust is earned, and that it flows in two directions. Leaders must earn the trust of their teammates, and the individual team members must earn the leader’s trust. Gaining ...

Learn how trust funds work, their benefits, and the differences between revocable and irrevocable funds. Understand how they ...

Whether passing down millions of dollars or something as simple as a family property, creating a trust is often an essential part of the estate planning process. Besides keeping control over your ...