How to Invest When You Have No Money

A quick discussion of three easy ways to invest from $25 to $250 dollars.

Would You Want EVERYONE To Be Able To Read Your Will?

Your will - showing everything you've accumulated throughout your life - is public record! Anyone, even your enemies can read it! This article shows you how to keep your estate private.

Grantor Trust - What is It?

How the grantor trust relates to the trust contract. What is a grantor in a trust? The living revocable trust by the grantor does not provide asset protection nor avoid estate taxes. The grantor benefits when setting up an irrevocable trust.

What Would Happen If You Got Sued? Can't Happen To You? Think Again! You Need Asset Protection

Sadly this could happen to you: The doorbell rings and a courier arrives with a package for you to sign. What could it be? A gift from someone? You sign and open the box to find you have been served. The mailman tripped and hit his head which led to a stroke. His family is now suing you for 18 million dollars. Your home insurance policy only covers personal injury up to 7 million. Your in big trouble. What started out as a great day has now become the beginning of a nightmare. Your assets including your home are at risk. Sadly this coiuld havppen to you. It happens thousands of times each day! Courts are filled with these types of cases every day. I personally know the head of a large law firm that only handles these type of cases. Its a big business. Now here's the kicker: These lawyers work on comission. The party filing the lawsuit pays nothing and the lawyers are like hungry dogs. Nipping and knawing at you. Dragging you into court for this and that. All the time you have to pay a lawyer ungodly sums of money to just defend yourself. The nightmare doesn't seem to end. Then when they have you sweating they start the settlement proceedings. All the time you are paying your lawyer. If if you win, you loose! Do you risk loosing everything or do you settle?

The Estate Plan Of Anna Nicole Smith - Lessons For All Of Us

The best time to engage in estate planning is when we are healthy. The example of Anna Nicole Smith and her estate plan is an instructive lesson on how not to handle your own estate planning issues.

Offshore Asset Protection

Offshore asset protection strategies to protect your savings, investments

What Is A Children's Trust, And Why Should I Include One In My Will?

A Children's Trust included in your Will will provide for your children's care, support and education until they reach the age of eighteen. Simply done, and an insurance in the event of an untimely death.

The Inheritor's Trust

The Inheritor's Trust is a way for a child with a substantial estate to save estate taxes and obtain some protection against creditors, lawsuits, etc. This article discusses this new concept.

Choosing the Right Trustee

The success of a trust to accomplish estate planning goals depends on how well the trust is managed. That success depends on the abilities of the person (or institution) named as the trustee. You'll want to choose this trustee very carefully, as he or she must weat many hats.

Children, Guardianships and Wills: Estate Planning for Young Families

Consider this scenario: Both you and your spouse are young with two small children. You don't make much; in fact, you might be just scraping by. Even then, you need a will.

When Parent and Child Reverse Roles

When we start off in life, our parents provide love and nurturing, as well as the necessities of daily life. As time passes, we grow into adulthood. Our relationship with our parents becomes one of equals, with each providing love and nurturing for the other, while both are self-sufficient. Often, parents reach a stage in their lives when they are no longer self-sufficient, typically due to advanced age or illness.

Top Asset Protection Strategies

Contrary to popular beliefs, asset protection does not mean hiding assets, and is not a trick to evade authority. Asset protection also does not involve deceptive agreements or fraudulent transfers. It is simply smart and safe financial planning. It uses the cunning of business and tools of financial planning to safe guard your assets from being extracted by outsiders who do not have any right to or claim on your hard earned money.

Asset Protection - Why Do You Need It

With your growing financial portfolio and asset, it is imperative that you take steps to protect your assets. A practical solution for creating an additional umbrella of security for your family is to take advantage of asset protection that minimize the risk of losing your assets or being taxed heavily.

Understanding The Benefits Of Forming Trusts

What is a Trust And Who Are The Settlor, Trustee And Beneficiaries? A trust is an institute of a special type of structure capable of holding title of the property-providing benefits to one or more people.

The Australian Family Trust Explained

In Australia, a Family Trust (often called a discretionary trust) is set up to hold a family's assets or to conduct a family business. Generally, they are established for asset protection or tax purposes. Christopher Balmford from Cleardocs gives us an overview of how a family trust works and how to set one up.