The traditional means of retirement -- 40 years of work, saving 15 percent of salary -- doesn't necessarily work anymore.

She may be able to break up a dynasty trust to get assets.

Agnès Charpenet, Malvina Puzenat and Hervé Quéré discuss the recent court decision.

Congress just may make it easier this year.

Between the typical set-it-and-forget-it mentality and a simple beneficiary approach many people take, a neglected life insurance policy often fails to achieve the goals that initially led to the purchase of the policy.

Put more thought into how you charge for estate planning services.