What is a trust? It is a legal agreement between someone who owns assets (tangible and intangible) and trustees. Trustees are appointed to administer assets held within the trust for its beneficiaries. There are two types of trusts that can be set up. The first is a testamentary trust, created through a will and which comes into effect when the testator dies. The other, the focus of this week’s column, is an inter vivos trust, which is created while the founder or donor is still alive.
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