Asset Protection Options The worst thing you can do is own assets in your own name. If you are ever sued, you could lose everything. In this article I will introduce you to several structures you can use by themselves or combined to protect your business or your assets. This will be a very general discussion as there are many different ways you can structure things depending on your needs. You will need to discuss your individual circumstances with a professional advisor to get specific advice but this chapter will give you food for thought and a basic understanding of what is available.
The wealthy use these structures as part of their luxury lifestyles for tax planning, to protect their privacy, to protect their assets from seizure and for estate planning. They also use these structures to access investment opportunities that they as individuals may not have access to.
The basic requirements of a trust are that you must have a settler (the person, usually you, who establishes the trust agreement and transfers the assets into the trust), a trustee (who takes title of these assets and manages them in accordance with the trust deed. The trustee is usually a company you set up or a professional trustee company you engage), and a beneficiary (the person or persons for whose benefit the trustee manages the assets).
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