There are many reasons people place money in trust for their heirs. Trusts provide professional management of assets for beneficiaries who either do not want to spend their time on such matters or ...

Upcoming inheritance tax (IHT) changes are having a big impact on estate planning and trusts are becoming increasingly popular, and with that comes a potentially tricky question: who should you choose ...

Most of us think of irrevocable trusts as being set in stone. The trust document, together with state and federal law, defines the beneficiaries, trustees, terms of distribution, tax consequences and ...

Government plans to make inheritance tax due on pensions, plus other changes to IHT rules, have seen a leap in people enquiring about the use of trusts to protect their wealth. So what are trusts, and ...