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A revocable living trust is one of the principal estate planning methods. While everyone should have a will, there are many benefits of a revocable living trust.

Any trust created during someone’s lifetime is a “living trust.” However, the expression usually refers to revocable trusts.

The irrevocable trust today is nothing like the typical trust of only a few years ago.

In its simplest form, income tax basis is the cost to buy an asset, which includes the purchase price plus costs and transfer fees.

Trusts can be quite useful for protecting children. However, for some children, the trust serves an additional function: It protects the principal from being rapidly spent by a child. These trusts have a specific name—they are called “spendthrift” trusts.

We log into our email, social media and bank accounts, perhaps dozens of times a day, without thinking about how effortlessly we manage our lives online. But have you ever thought about what happens to these accounts when you die?

It’s easy for trustees to botch their roles. Here’s how to avoid the common pitfalls.

Think you don’t have to worry about estate taxes because of the new generous federal estate tax law?

Families that include children from previous marriages often come with all sorts of complications.

Small-business owners often complain of feeling caught in the cross hairs of the tax code. For a change, here’s good news.