Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Alexandra Phillips Consulting is an intuitive business coaching and consulting co. that delivers result for high performing execs and teams. We often say that trust is the backbone of any thriving ...

Trust isn’t something that happens overnight. It can be earned over time by consistently following your words with action, and it starts with you as a leader. The Fast Company Executive Board is a ...

A trust is an important document in a comprehensive estate plan and allows someone to hold assets for the benefit of someone else. There are many kinds of trusts serving different planning functions.

Estate planning isn’t exactly the sort of thing most people like to think about over their morning coffee. Pondering your mortality — not to mention what will happen to your assets and property, let ...

Leaders must realize that trust is earned, and that it flows in two directions. Leaders must earn the trust of their teammates, and the individual team members must earn the leader’s trust. Gaining ...

In our previous blog post, Silent Trusts Have Come to Michigan, we shared some situations in which a settlor and their beneficiaries could benefit from the creation of a “silent trust.” In this type ...

Whether passing down millions of dollars or something as simple as a family property, creating a trust is often an essential part of the estate planning process. Besides keeping control over your ...