ACTEC Trust & Estate
Talk Podcasts

ACTEC shares advice from the best and brightest lawyers in the trust and estate field every Tuesday. The ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk podcast series shares in-depth information on topics from electronic wills to bitcoin to charitable planning. Each podcast is transcribed and includes additional resources. Listen, read, and share your new knowledge with clients and colleagues each week.

The ACTEC Foundation Announces the Winners of the 2025 Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition

Washington, DC, July 22, 2025: The ACTEC Foundation and ACTEC’s Legal Education Committee announce the winners of the legal student writing competition.

The Life Insurance Transfer for Value Rule After the 2017 Tax Reform Act

What is the Life Insurance Transfer for Value Rule and how has it been changed following the Tax Reform Act? An expert on the topic explains what you need to know.

Update of Asset Protection Trust Litigation

A review of recent asset protection trust court cases – Wacker, Campbell, Cyr and Rensin – and offers the lessons learned from the rulings.

Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts

Understand how to minimize the risks and avoid fraudulent transfer rulings with creating self-settled spendthrift trusts.

Digital Asset Management in Life and Death

Understand how to plan and manage your digital assets such as photos, email accounts and passwords during life and in your estate documents.

The New Illinois Trust Code

An overview of the new Illinois Trust Code, which is based on the Uniform Trust Code, by a veteran member of the task force.

Deemed Realization of Gains on Gratuitous Transfers

A review of ACTEC’s report provided to the US government on proposals to tax the deemed realization of gain on gratuitous transfers of appreciated property.