Protecting assets against loss is a common goal of estate planning. Asset protection trusts come in many different forms and can be used to protect property for the use and benefit of clients as well ...

As a financial advisor, you will have clients who are doctors, lawyers, accountants, or real estate agents. There are the top four professions that attract lawsuits when they make costly mistakes. If ...

Family limited partnerships (FLPs) and trusts are both tools used in estate planning, but they serve different purposes and ...

Question: I understand that when you set up a trust, the assets that are in the name of the trust are protected from lawsuits and creditors. If this is so, it seems like that in today’s litigious ...

Offshore trusts can be a smart and secure way of protecting your assets and safeguarding your wealth against potential creditors and legal claims. For many Americans over age 50, building and ...

Medicaid is a state- and federally funded health program for lower-income persons of all ages. For applicants who fall into certain categories, Medicaid imposes specific rules on how much income and ...

Consider that most estate plans include some level of asset protection by their nature, even when a client may not specifically be focused on asset protection planning strategies. Recognize that a ...