Preparing for the Trump administration's changes to the tax code can help you better serve your clients.

The IRS just opened up a new opportunity for late portability.

Trust directors are fiduciaries with affirmative duties to act.

Transfer a house to beneficiaries at a reduced gift-tax cost and remove an asset expected to appreciate in value from an estate.

Distribution committee controls income and principal.

Answers to four questions your clients keep asking.

Keep an eye on two recent developments.

The state joins the ranks of jurisdictions offering asset-protection trusts.

Either through lack of expertise, or fear of fiduciary liability, many trustees and administrators may not be creating the most effective estate plan when it comes to investable assets.

The seven essential estate-planning tools.