An asset protection trust (APT) is a financial-planning vehicle for holding an individual's assets to shield them from creditors.

Trusts are often used to pass down wealth from one generation to the next. But a specific type of trust — an asset protection trust — offers protection from creditors while you’re still ...

Editor’s note: This is part five of an ongoing series about using trusts and LLCs in estate planning, asset protection and tax planning. The effectiveness of these powerful tools — especially ...

Control and protection are always the key tradeoffs in irrevocable trusts. Despite what a company marketing a “special” trust may say, the more control that a trust maker keeps over an ...

There are a lot of aspects of estate planning that can make it feel daunting. To protect your beneficiaries from creditors, you should consider establishing a domestic asset protection trust or ...

Offshore trusts can be a smart and secure way of protecting your assets and safeguarding your wealth against potential creditors and legal claims. For many Americans over age 50, building and ...

An asset-protection trust can help older adults in need of constant nursing care pay the substantial costs of assisted living or skilled nursing facilities and at-home help.