11/12/2024 Year end is gift-giving time: Use the annual gift tax exclusion to the max https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/year-end-gift-giving-time-use-annual-gift-tax-exclusion-max Reduce your taxable estate by making annual gift tax exclusion gifts. Read More PersonalEstate Planning
9/22/2023 An art collection is a special asset to account for in an estate plan https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/art-collection-special-asset-account-estate-plan You have a few choices to accommodate your art collection in your estate plan. Learn about three options here. Read More PersonalEstate Planning
7/21/2023 Ease the burden of being a member of the Sandwich Generation with these action steps https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/ease-burden-being-member-sandwich-generation-these-action-steps Are you being pulled between the pressing needs of your elderly parents and your own children? Welcome to the “sandwich generation.” Read More PersonalEstate Planning
10/18/2024 Taking the mystery out of the probate process https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/taking-mystery-out-probate-process The term “probate” is one people may have heard and might associate with negative connotations. Here are the facts. Read More PersonalEstate Planning
5/21/2025 Incentive trusts: Use them to pass your wealth and values on to beneficiaries https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/incentive-trusts-use-them-pass-your-wealth-and-values-beneficiaries Consider adding an incentive trust to your estate plan if you want to share your assets and values with your loved ones. Read More PersonalEstate Planning
5/21/2025 Sharing your estate plan’s details with family has pros and cons https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/sharing-your-estate-plans-details-family-has-pros-and-cons There are many factors to consider when deciding whether to divulge the details of your estate plan to family members. Read More PersonalEstate Planning
5/22/2025 Stepped-up basis rules can ease the income tax bite of an inheritance https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/stepped-basis-rules-can-ease-income-tax-bite-inheritance Understanding the stepped-up basis rules is beneficial for family members who inherit your assets. Read More PersonalEstate Planning
5/22/2025 Members of the “sandwich generation” face unique estate planning circumstances https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/members-sandwich-generation-face-unique-estate-planning-circumstances As you age, responsibilities grow. For the sandwich generation, this means raising children and caring for aging parents, impacting your estate plan. Read More PersonalEstate Planning
3/4/2022 Clarity counts when it comes to estate planning documents https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/clarity-counts-when-it-comes-estate-planning-documents Ambiguous language in your estate plan may lead to family disputes after your death. Read More Estate PlanningPersonal Trust
3/23/2022 A beneficiary designation or joint title can override your will https://www.ubt.com/learning-center/blogs/beneficiary-designation-or-joint-title-can-override-your-will Your beneficiary designations and jointly held assets can wreak havoc if you don’t coordinate them carefully with the rest of your estate plan. Read More PersonalEstate Planning