T&E practitioners are introducing Well-Being theory into estate planning by encouraging clients to add Well-Being provisions into the drafting process.
Art & Alternative Assets PODCASTS
Assets come in all shapes and sizes, from art to Bitcoin. Understand the tax implications and nuances from the trust and estate experts at The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Podcast Topics
- ACTEC Capital Letters
- ACTEC Guidance & Comments
- Art & Alternative Assets
- Business Planning
- Charitable Planning
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity
- Family Law
- General Estate Planning
- International T&E
- IRS/ Tax Guidance
- Pandemic Related Issues
- T&E Administration
- T&E Litigation
- Technology Recommendations
- Uniform Law, Multi-State Issues & Laws
The Latest Art & Alternative Assets Podcast
The Importance of Treating Life Insurance as an Asset and Maximizing Value
Life insurance may be a client’s most valuable asset. Understand how to identify a policy’s value and sell it for other estate needs instead of letting it lapse.
Cryptocurrency in Retirement Accounts
Can retirement accounts hold cryptocurrency? Guidance on what’s allowed, the legal uncertainties, risks and benefits of cryptocurrency in IRA and 401k accounts.
The Future of Digital Assets and the Dollar
The foundation of the global financial order is set for significant changes as demand for digital assets and cryptocurrencies upsets governments’ reliance on the dollar.
Cryptocurrency Regulation and Qualified Custody
Experts discuss what trustees and fiduciaries need to know regarding cryptocurrency regulation.
Video Games and Money Laundering
A look into video games, online gaming, and how bad actors are using these platforms for money laundering in this evolving and fast moving industry.
Litigation Issues in Buying and Selling Art
An expert on art law, Nicholas O’Donnell, offers his tips and questions to avoid litigation when selling or buying fine art.
Estate Planning with Art
Estate planning art expert explains the options art owners have to dispose of their assets – selling, gifting or donating art collections.
How DNA Testing is Shaking Up Estate Plans | DNA Testing for Inheritance
A discussion of the impact of DNA testing on inheritance, intestacy laws, surrogacy, and use of frozen embryos postmortem.
Family Office Investment Partnerships
An estate planning expert explains the potential business planning issues when giving a family office an interest in an investment partnership it manages.
Estate Planning Strategies in the Pandemic
2020 estate planning strategies including the gift tax annual exclusion, IRS code 2503(e), low interest loans to family, SLATs and CLTs.
The Uses and Abuses of Charitable LLCs
An overview of how Charitable LLCs can be used legitimately and possibly abused when pushed too far.
Estate Planning for Entertainment Clients
Discussion is aimed at entertainment industry audience regarding issues related to their assets and rights, such as name/likeness rights and house trusts.
Lending and Estate Planning
Estate planning lending techniques including a Graegin loan, GRAT, IDGT, and life insurance premium financing.
Looking Back at Our Most Popular Podcasts | 100th Special
Balancing independence of retirees, the SECURE Act and other 2020 estate planning hot topics are discussed in this special 100th ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk podcast.
The Intersection of Positive Psychology in Estate Planning
ACTEC Fellows discuss the importance of creating positive experiences for beneficiaries in your estate plan.
Alternative Investments: An Investment Dream – A Planning Nightmare
Experts explain the characteristics of alternative investments, the risks associated with them, and how to identify the estate planning risks.
The New Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers
A discussion of the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct surrounding scope of representation, communication, confidentiality, and conflict of interest.
Hot Topics for Trust and Estate Practitioners
A review of 2019 hot topics for trust and estate practitioners including IRS Anti-Clawback and Section 199A regulations, GST Trust modifications and state tax developments.
How to Sell a Law Practice
A discussion about how to comply with state bar rules, value the practice, and steps for selling a law practice.
Pre-Contest Planning
There are many techniques that may discourage challenges to your client’s estate planning documents, including steps the planner should take/avoid taking to assure client’s wishes are followed.
The GoFundMe Revolution
The GoFundMe Revolution: What Happens Once the Money Has Been Raised? Individual fundraising has gone digital and the funds raised are exponentially greater than in the past, however, the legal tax and fiduciary issues facing the money raised remain murky and largely unregulated.
Thoughts Regarding the Withdrawal in 2017 of the Proposed Section 2704 Estate Tax Regulations
Ron Aucutt, ACTEC Fellow from Tysons Corner, Virginia shared his perspective in October 2017 of Treasury’s withdrawal of Section 2704 proposed regulations on valuation for transfer tax purposes. There are many valuable insights in this podcast as a revised set of regulations may yet be reproposed as some point by Treasury.
What should attorneys have in their Engagement Letters?
Engagement Letters or Engagement Agreements are an invaluable tool for attorney’s setting the stage for the representation and managing a client’s expectations. ACTEC Fellows discuss the ins-and-outs of effective agreements.