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 ...

Here’s my stance: most people misunderstand trusts. A revocable living trust is not a lawsuit shield while you’re alive. It ...

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 ...

Trusts offer many significant benefits for estate planning, including asset protection and efficient wealth transfer. As the leading authority on tax management and wealth generation, Tom Wheelwright ...

When creating an estate plan, many people write a will. But a will won’t provide the same protection as setting up a trust. Unlike wills, trusts offer control and protection for those who hold assets ...

For over 30 years, the Cook Islands has been the gold standard for asset protection trusts. This remote South Pacific nation offers ironclad protection for wealth and investments that is simply ...

For celebrities and other public-facing individuals, public property ownership creates risks beyond civil liability. Property ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. A Delaware court (by the Magistrate in Chancery) recently upheld the ...

Legal analysis reveals that standard living trusts often fail to block creditor access without supplemental offshore asset protection strategies in place. Living trusts are widely used for probate ...