Death and taxes may be certainties of life, but how much tax your family pays upon your death is still within your control to a certain degree. The federal estate tax exemption under current law is ...

Click here to BUSINESS CONTINUATION AGREEMENTS are often partially funded or totally funded with life insurance. Most, if not all, of the life insurance proceeds are includable in the estates of the ...

In an ILIT, the grantor or creator of the trust cannot change the terms or beneficiaries of the trust, just like any irrevocable trust. However, grantors may place one or more life insurance policies ...

Editor's note: This is the first article in a series about financial and/or estate planning issues that we all should know but might be too embarrassed to ask about. First up: life insurance trusts.

A life insurance trust lets you have more control over how and when your loved ones receive the lump sum payout from your insurance when you die. You might also help reduce an inheritance tax bill ...