Beneficiaries of trusts sometimes don’t realize how much control they actually have over a trust. That is because they are unaware of a power sometimes found in trusts that gives them the ability to ...

Choosing who will manage your trust is an important decision in estate planning, and one that can have lasting consequences ...

Maybe a friend or a relative has recently passed away and you just received a communication informing you that you have been named as a trustee. You have no idea what this role entails, and you feel ...

Royce Ramey, CFA, is co-CEO of Versant Capital Management, a multifamily office in Dallas and Phoenix serving ultra-high-net-worth families. Trusts are a powerful tool for families to transfer their ...

Elderly persons often sign new estate documents, including trusts and trust amendments. Certainly, all persons with competence and without improper influences have the right to leave their property to ...

Bankrupt auto-parts maker First Brands Group should be taken over by a court-supervised trustee who can finish liquidating its assets at a much lower cost than what the company’s high-priced advisers ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and educator with over 35 years of diverse ...

I need advice regarding a family land trust. I am the third trustee appointed to my late parents’ trust. My untrustworthy and selfish brother was named as the executor of my late parents’ estate. A ...