family trusts
Generational wealth holders
Family trusts are legal arrangements where assets are held by a trustee for the benefit of family members.
Parents often establish them to pass wealth to children while minimizing taxes or protecting assets from creditors.
The trust document specifies who receives what and when: The family trust pays for the grandchildren's education.
Unlike a simple inheritance, trusts can control how money is distributed across generations.
- tax shelterLegal income-shielding arrangement
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- settlorTrust's founding party
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
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