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Fiduciary Responsibilities For Trustees Of Trust-Owned Life Insurance
Publish Date:
Oct 08 2015

One of the most common wealth transfer and estate planning techniques is to use an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) to own life insurance policies. This structure enables individuals and families to direct the transfer of assets in a tax-efficient manner from one generation to another for the benefit of the trust’s beneficiaries.As wit...

Rediscovering Ethical Wills
Publish Date:
Oct 13 2015

Transferring more than material wealth has become increasingly important in today’s world. Ethical wills are a key tools that enable you to transmit your values to the next generation with peace of mind. These kinds of wills may include your personal beliefs and philosophy, and even important family history.

Managing your Wealth: Guide to Tax and Wealth Management 2016
Publish Date:
Nov 19 2015

In addition to passing on knowledge, there are various ways to pass on wealth, and that is where smart estate planning and planned gifts come into play. This guide seeks to give you a quick reference to how families can manage wealth, considering taxes, additions of new family members, managing risk, and charitable objectives. It addresses issues c...

Family Wealth Conversations: ’Tis Better to Give with Tax Laws on Your Side
Publish Date:
Jun 26 2015

Spring and summer are typically filled with celebrations of life’s milestones, graduations, and weddings to name just a few. These and other life events are all occasions when we may wish to bestow meaningful gifts on those we care about. Thoughtful gifting strategies can help families transfer wealth from one generation to another, soft...

Private Family Trust Company Research: Select State Trust Laws—Nonjudicial Settlement and Modification Agreements with Virtual Representation
Publish Date:
Apr 14 2017

Private family trust companies have increased in popularity in recent years, and several states have adopted statutes specific to them. This compiled information compares state trust law requirements for Virtual Representation, Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements and Nonjudicial Modification Agreements in selected states that have PFTC statutes, incl...

Estate Tax and Legislative Update
Publish Date:
Oct 18 2011

In this 2011 FOX Fall Forum session, the president and CEO of the Policy and Taxation Group discusses the latest legislative developments as well as the group’s ongoing lobbying efforts on behalf of wealth owners. In the 2010 Tax Act, wealth owners won significant estate tax relief for two years with a 35% estate tax rate, a $5 million exempti...

The 2010 Tax Act and the Future of Estate Tax Reform
Publish Date:
Jul 14 2011

In this 2011 FOX Financial Executives Forum presentation, the president and CEO of the Policy and Taxation Group discusses up-to-the-minute legislative developments as well as the group’s ongoing lobbying efforts on behalf of wealthy owners. In the 2010 Tax Act, wealth owners won significant estate tax relief for two years with a 35% estate ta...

Time-Sensitive Estate Planning Options
Publish Date:
Jul 13 2011

Wealth owners have an 18-month window of opportunity to capitalize on gift, estate, and generation-skipping tax provisions of the 2010 Tax Act. In this session at the 2011 FOX Financial Executives Forum, a noted trusts and estates attorney recommends what to do now. From now until the end of 2012, couples have an opportunity to seize on a gift...

The New Global High Wealth Unit of the IRS
Publish Date:
Jul 14 2011

Many individuals are wondering whether the IRS intends to use its new audit unit to develop tax enforcement cases. A former high-ranking executive with the IRS provides answers in this 2011 FOX Financial Executives Forum presentation.The IRS has created a new enforcement unit and hired nearly 3,000 examiners specifically to audit wealthy taxpa...

Trust Structure Considerations for Family Offices
Publish Date:
Feb 01 2011

This presentation given at the workshop, "The Evolution of the Small Family Office: Models for Sustainability," covers popular trust structures that promote family involvement, education and succession, and important family considerations and provisions relating to trusts. It also reviews ways to preserve investment management flexibility for a fam...

2010 and Beyond: A Review of Tax and Estate Laws
Publish Date:
Jul 14 2010

A highly regarded tax and estate planning attorney, Mr. Abendroth reviews how the 2010 estate tax repeal has affected planning for wealth-owning families and examines other anticipated tax and estate law changes on the horizon. In this 2010 FOX Financial Executives Forum session he evaluates different tax planning strategies and highlights the uniq...

Fiduciary Risk for Trustees and Beneficiaries
Publish Date:
Oct 22 2009

How do you know you are selecting the trustee that is best for your individual needs? What responsibilities does the beneficiary have? This 2009 FOX Fall Forum presentation outlines what it means to be an effective trustee and beneficiary, decision criteria for trustee selection, and the process and framework trustees and beneficiaries can emp...

The Private Family Trust Company: The Most Customized Financial Institution Ever Devised
Publish Date:
Sep 14 2017

The raison d’être for families to form a Private Family Trust Company (PFTC) is to maximize their lawful control over their wealth held in trust. A cynic might suggest families want that control just to inflate current distributions to family members, but in practice that isn’t what motivates families. What motivates them is that contro...

Estate Planning for the Next Generation of Clients
Publish Date:
Jul 14 2009

As discussed in this 2009 FOX Financial Executives Forum presentation, next generation client demographics are different from their predecessors and estate planning must reflect new attitudes about wealth, the role of women, family, education, work, retirement and inheritance. The challenge is to adapt planning for the next generation to best accom...

Latest Developments In Tax Law
Publish Date:
Jul 14 2009

This 2009 Financial Executives Forum presentation will focus on the latest developments in the tax law, including legislative proposals in Congress, and the implications for families of wealth and the single-family and multifamily offices that serve them. The session will also discuss a number of tax planning strategies that may be useful in the cu...