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Editor in Chief - Rorie M. Sherman
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Rorie Sherman, Editor in Chief

Trusts & Estates is the town center where experts who serve the planning needs of the ultra-wealthy gather to gain insight into their specialties and to learn about related professions. Community members include estate-planning lawyers, corporate and individual trustees, financial planners, accountants, investment advisors, charitable giving specialists, family office executives, insurance agents, valuation experts and the like....More about us



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Tech E-Letter

Analyzing ILITs

InKnowVision has a spreadsheet-based software that helps wealth planners look at irrevocable life insurance trusts...

Roth Conversion 2010

A new software package helps advisors deal with the complexities and opportunities presented by Roth conversions after 2009...

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Podcasts

Advising the Wealthy:
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Many underlying assumptions of wealth planning have been proven wrong. Clients are shaken. How can advisors help clients now? Charlie Ratner talks with estate-planning expert Lou Harrison, investment guru Michael Lewitt and retirement benefits specialist Mike Jones. Register for this timely podcast......

Webinars

Integrative Philanthropy

Times are tough - in fact, donors are more careful to integrate their philanthropy with their financial and estate planning. Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. and Marc D. Hoffman describe the current philanthropic/political landscape and review the techniques that donors of means are now increasingly using to optimize their giving.
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The Electronic Practice

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All Offense — How to Get More Affluent Clients
In Tough Times

A three-part webinar series hosted by Registered Rep. magazine and Presented by Matt Oechsli of The Oechsli Institute- Available On Demand!...

Press Releases

WealthCounsel and Trusts & Estates Magazine Release Findings from the Third Annual Industry Trends Survey

WealthCounsel, a nationwide organization of estate planning attorneys, and Trusts & Estates magazine today released the results of the Third Annual Industry Trends Survey. The announcement came on opening day of the 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in Orlando, Florida where several thousand estate planning practitioners gathered for a week-long educational conference....

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