Living trust helps in estate planning

Advertiser Staff and News Services

A living trust has become a popular estate planning vehicle that can protect assets from the tax bite and reduce probate costs.

Here are a few Web sites devoted to the subject:

• www.kiplinger.com/retreport/archives/2000/June/estate.htm
Discusses the advantages of a living trust and common slip-ups in trust management.

• www.itslegal.com/infonet/wills/Trustliv.asp
Describes a living trust.

• www.legaldocs.com/htmdocs/tru—bene.htm
Covers living trust cost issues, guardianship and tax-saving.

• www.quicken.com/cms/viewers/article/taxes/25332
Discusses the necessity of setting up a living trust.

• www.savewealth.com/planning/estate/livingtrusts/
Offers guide to living trust basics, funding and tax benefits.