Modern trust laws, available in progressive trust jurisdictions such as South Dakota, have drastically changed the trust and wealth planning landscape bringing far more control and flexibility to settlors, advisors, and beneficiaries than ever before. Concepts such as the directed trust, decanting, and the trust protector have tremendously changed traditional notions around irrevocable trusts, and how […]
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Bridgeford Trust will be presenting at the upcoming Global Financial Summit, an exclusive, private wealth conference taking place at the Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas from March 16-19. The conference is produced by noted economist and award-winning financial advisor, Mark Skousen, and includes presentations from an elite team of highly successful wealth managers, financial […]
South Dakota is once again ranked, for the third time in a row, as having the top decanting statute in the nation! Published by Nevada attorney Steve Oshins, the new 3rd Annual Trust Decanting State Rankings Chart, is an excellent resource for advisors and clients because of Oshins’ methodical and objective approach to evaluating the factors […]
Bridgeford Trust Company will be attending the 50th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning from January 11-15 in Orlando, Florida and co-sponsoring a cocktail reception on January 13 celebrating the power and sophistication of South Dakota’s trust laws. If you are attending Heckerling this year, we encourage you to join Bridgeford Trust and advisors from […]
Commentators and advisors continue to debate whether offshore asset protection trusts, available in jurisdictions such as Nevis and the Cooks Island, are better asset protection vehicles than U.S. domestic asset protection trusts, available in a small number of states including South Dakota. The debate is typically fueled by esoteric legal distinctions and hyperbole or, more […]