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How Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and Corporations Protect Your Life Savings

19 Jun 2017
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Last year over 24,000,000 lawsuits were filed. If you own investment real estate or a business you should consider creating a limited liability company or a corporation to protect your personal assets from claims and liabilities relating to those business assets. Yes,...
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Busting Your A-B Trust

01 Jun 2017
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These days very few families need a complicated tax avoidance trust. Many trusts were set up over the years to help protect wealth from death taxes. The old A-B Trust allowed you to double the tax savings by creating 2 trusts. However,...
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Why You Should Hire W. Bailey Smith As Your Attorney

22 May 2017
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Over 6,000 satisfied clients have discovered the benefits of our proven system_ Mr. Smith has personally drafted over seventhousand (7,000) Trusts. We specialize in helping families keep their assets in their family bloodline. We avoid creditors and predators so that your assets...
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What is the Biggest Legal Loophole in the Tax Law Today

01 Apr 2016
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Even for those with modest estates, one available planning option which is growing in popularity is the “Family Legacy Trust.” This arrangement is also known as the “Generation Skipping Trust,” or the “Dynasty Trust,” because it is intended to provide a source...
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Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATS) – How Beneficial?

01 Apr 2016
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The Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) is an irrevocable trust that you create. At the end of its life it will transfer the assets remaining in the trust to someone else (normally your children). While the trust is in existence, it pays...
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