A living trust is a legal arrangement in which you control your assets as long as you're alive. A major benefit to a living trust is avoiding probate. Depending on the assets you have, you may not ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A living trust lets you transfer assets outside the probate process. Assets in a living trust count as part of your estate for ...

To that end, you may be considering a living trust as a means of passing on an inheritance to the people you love the most. A ...

A living trust is a legal arrangement that allows you to pass assets on to other people. It's similar to a will in that regard, but with one key difference. The benefit of a living trust is that ...

Far too often, when I review prospective clients’ trust documents and financial statements, I find that their accounts haven’t been titled in the name of the trust they created. 5 Unfortunate ...

A revocable living trust (RLT) is one solution that allows you to maintain some control over your money—even after passing. A revocable living trust is a trust document created by an individual ...

There are two basic types of trusts: living trusts and testamentary trusts. A living trust or an "inter-vivos" trust is set up during the person's lifetime. A Testamentary trust is set up in a ...

Dear Liz: Is naming a beneficiary for a nonretirement, “payable on death” account as effective as putting the account in a living trust? It seems easier than doing all the paperwork each time ...