Why Wyoming Is Not a Good Trust Jurisdiction (And Why South Dakota Is Better)
Privacy matters when you're protecting assets. You don't want people knowing what you have or where you have it. South Dakota understands this. Wyoming doesn't.
Nevada vs. South Dakota: Where to Establish a Trust
Nevada has done an exceptional job marketing itself as the premier jurisdiction for domestic asset protection trusts. And to be fair, Nevada does have excellent DAP trust laws.
Wealth Management & Estate Planning Must be Done Together
Most people who have estate plans think they're covered. Documents signed, trusts established, beneficiaries named—check, check, check.
Modern Estate Planning Protects Your Assets: Trusts vs. LLCs Explained (Asset Protection)
Most families spend considerable time thinking about how their wealth will transfer after death. They establish wills, set up basic trusts, name beneficiaries. But they completely overlook protecting those assets during life from the very real threats that exist in today's litigious environment.
Modern Trust Planning 101: Maintain Control and Flexibility
There's a massive shift happening in trust planning that most families don't know about
yet.
Make Your Assets Invisible: Why Modern Estate Planning Removes Your Name from Assets
This powerful phrase captures a fundamental shift happening in estate planning today. Families with significant assets are discovering that the old approach of holding everything in their personal names creates unnecessary exposure, legal vulnerability, and public visibility they'd rather avoid.
Modern Estate Planning 101: Why Traditional Approaches Are No Longer Enough
Most people still use an outdated, transactional version of estate planning—one that focuses almost entirely on what happens after someone dies. But estate planning has changed dramatically in the last few decades. In fact, trust and estate laws have modernized more in the last 10–20 years than in the previous 200. Yet the strategies many attorneys use haven’t kept up.
Don’t Modify Your Revocable Trust This Way
Many people who set up trusts years ago wonder: can you actually change a trust after it's been created? Maybe you've moved to a different state, your family situation has changed, or you simply want to update outdated provisions. The short answer is yes—but how you change it matters more than you might think. Attorney Stuart Green explains why most people are making costly mistakes when updating their trusts, and reveals the cleanest, safest method for making changes.