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What Happens to Assets in an Asset Preservation Trust?

Wes Coulson explains what happens to the money and investments that are placed in an Asset Preservation Trust. | Coulson Elder Law

There are a couple of common misconceptions as to what happens to assets when placed in an Asset Preservation Trust to protect them. The first misconception is believing the attorney will take control of the assets and the second misconception is believing all assets have to now be invested in one place. Neither of these […]

Would the Trustee of an Asset Preservation Trust Have A Lot of Responsibilities to Attend to?

Wes Coulson explains the role a trustee has with an Asset Preservation Trust and offers reassurance that the responsibilities aren't that difficult for a family member to handle.

A trust has to have a trustee, somebody who is in charge of managing the assets in the trust, and with an Asset Preservation Trust, you can’t be your own trustee. One of the questions we often get during Asset Preservation Planning is, “Will the trustee have a lot of responsibilities to attend to?” Since […]

How An Asset Preservation Trust Protects Your Life Savings From Long-Term Care Costs

Wes Coulson discusses Asset Preservation Planning and explains how an Asset Preservation Trust protects your life savings from long-term care costs. l Coulson Elder Law

An Asset Preservation Trust is a special trust we use in Asset Preservation Planning to protect assets that could be lost to the financially devastating costs of long-term care. Basically, how it works is that ownership of the assets transferred into the trust is no longer considered yours, therefore the assets are protected from any […]

What if I put my life savings into an Asset Preservation Trust and then I need some back later?

Wes Coulson discusses Asset Preservation Planning and dispels the main concern people have about putting their life savings into an Asset Preservation Trust l Coulson Elder Law

Having an Asset Preservation Plan in place will help protect your life savings from the potentially devastating costs of long-term care. As you may know from some of our other videos, the key to the planning is transferring the ownership of assets into a trust that is set up so that legally those assets aren’t considered to […]

IRAs and Asset Preservation Planning

Wes Coulson continues with the Asset Preservation Planning series & discusses IRAs and the importance of looking ahead when developing a withdrawal strategy l Coulson Elder Law

When it comes to IRAs, it seems the strategy people most opt-in for is to withdraw the minimum required amount in order to defer paying taxes for as long as possible. Unfortunately, while this strategy seemingly saves tax dollars now, it may ultimately cost more in tax dollars later when they decide to do asset […]

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