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Trusts, Obamacare, and the New Tax Act
Trusts, Obamacare, and the New Tax Act As pointed out in the article in Forbes, to which I’ve linked in the title of this post, both the 3.8% surcharge on investment income required by Obamacare and the tax increases on … Continue reading
Posted in fiduciary, Prudent Investor Rule, Trust, Trust Administration, trustee
Tagged fiduciary, Obamacare, Tax, trust beneficiary, trustee
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“TRUSTEE SCORECARD®” TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AWARDED
Masterson Receives Registration by US Patent and Trademark Office Serving as a Trustee of a Trust can be a daunting process for even the most well-prepared person. The personal liability for a Trustee can be overwhelming, if the Trustee is … Continue reading
Posted in Duties of Trustee, Executor, fiduciary, Prudent Investor Rule, Trust Administration, trustee
Tagged Beneficiary, Coeur d'Alene Idaho, duties of a Trustee, fiduciary, Fiduciary duties, Trust Administration, trust beneficiary, Trust company, Trust litigation, trustee, Trustee liability, Trustee Scorecard
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Selecting a Trustee: Other Considerations
What criteria do you use to choose a fiduciary or to assist a client in choosing a fiduciary? Many of us, particularly those of us who are professional advisors, are familiar with many of the legal, financial, and even risk … Continue reading
Posted in Duties of Trustee, Estate Planner, Estate Planning, fiduciary, Prudent Investor Rule, Trust, Trust Administration, trust beneficiary, trustee
Tagged corporate fiduciaries, estate planner, estate planning, Fiduciaries, fiduciary, Professional advisors, Trust, Trust officer, trustee
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Choosing a Trustee – What Characteristics are Needed?
Those Grantors who don’t struggle with the selection of a Trustee probably should. I’ll confess that poor Trustee selection creates revenue opportunities for me, either through the cost of cleaning up a Trust mess or as an expert witness in … Continue reading
Too Many Eggs in the Trustee’s Basket
I recently worked on a piece of trust litigation where the deceased Grantor of a Trust restricted the ability of the Trustee to sell a leveraged asset that comprised > 95% of the Trust’s assets. Regardless of the Grantor’s intentions, … Continue reading
Reblog: The Seven Deadly Sins of the Market
Originally posted on theMarketSoul ©1999 – 2021:
As if last week’s (week ending 23 September 2011) turbulence on the world’s stock markets wasn’t enough of an emotional rollercoaster for millions of market participant’s, we will offer only one bit of reflection this…
Posted in Investments, Prudent Investor Rule
Tagged Business, Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Investing, Lust, Market, Pride, Sin, Sloth, Stocks and Bonds, Wrath
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