A charitable lead trust can provide a stream of income to a charity of choice in addition to acting as a legally sanctioned wealth transfer technique.

Advantages may be growing for more people to saving through Roth individual retirement accounts rather than traditional IRAs.

Business owners should be forewarned: Any business endeavor is infinitely more complex when other people are included in the ownership pool.

Ownership of oil and mineral rights adds complexity to an estate plan and the resulting probate.

As higher education costs continue to rise, it’s important to consider how best to fund your child’s or grandchild’s education. I propose a multipronged approach to use tax-advantaged 529 plans, trusts, and term-life insurance.

Your property can be taken from you even though you have ostensibly done nothing wrong.

Many of us choose to put a child’s name on the account. And we choose the most responsible child to handle that duty. This plan is fraught with potential problems, but the good news is that a better solution exists.