Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 340: Listen and Learn -- Trust Formation and Administration
Charitable Split Interest Trust Planning with Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira, Part Two
Charitable Split-Interest Trust Planning With Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira - Part One
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Kentucky and Tennessee
Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers: The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance
Nonprofit Basics: Overview of Nonprofit Charitable Organization Types: Corporation, LLC, Trust, Association and Fiscal Sponsorship
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode of our "Listen and Learn" series explains the fundamentals of trust formation and administration, covering the requirements for creating both private and charitable...more
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Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and in today's episode, I welcome back Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira from NewEdge Wealth to talk about charitable remainder trusts. Last...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In today's episode, Cynthia Rowland's guests are Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira at NewEdge Wealth, and our topic is charitable split-interest trusts. These come in...more
The recent death of legendary actor, Gene Hackman, age 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, age 65, has brought attention to the complexities surrounding their estate and illustrates the need for proper estate planning. At his...more
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Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 78 is the 11th in a series of "Quick Tip" episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. In this episode, Cynthia Rowland...more
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Trusts serve a variety of tax, asset protection and estate planning purposes for families, and over the years different types of trusts have evolved to best serve families’ planning needs and objectives. Each type of trust...more
When considering how to make a substantial gift to a charitable corporation, one should not rule out making it indirectly via assignment to an independent trustee. First, an independent trusteeship facilitates proper asset...more
Does a court-appointed GAL in a trust matter owe fiduciary duties to the parties to the trust relationship who have yet to come into existence, e.g., the settlor’s future great grandchildren (hereinafter the “non-existent...more
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