Would you like to make sure your money supports your descendants and not their ex-spouses?

FORBES: The Great Trust Rebellion

Is a whole-life insurance policy a better way to escape the estate tax than making gifts every year to your descendants?

FORBES: Amateur Hour

Love, loyalty, and pride (or guilt) may paralyze your descendants when it comes to selling something with your name (and theirs) on it.

FORBES: How Having Your Name On Your Business Limits Your Options

The estate tax would potentially apply at the eventual distribution of principal, many generations down the line, but your descendants would have many years to plan around the estate tax.

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One spouse could be given special powers, such as a power to withdraw a fixed amount of trust property each year or a power to appoint trust property (in equal or unequal shares) among your descendants.

FORBES: Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts--Use Your Gift Tax Exemption Without Giving It All Away