You won’t want to miss Barry Engel’s brand new series on Asset Protection. Part I covers the following: • Introduction to Core Concepts • Balancing Protection with Flexibility • How Much of the Overall Estate to Protect? How Much is Too Much? • An Overview of Available Planning Tools • Stand-Alone Trust, or Integrated with the Overall Estate Plan? • Should the Settlor Serve as Trust Protector? • Domestic vs. Foreign Trusts for Asset Protection Purposes • Domestic vs. Foreign Trusts for U.S. Tax Purposes • Analysis of Which State and Which Foreign Statutory Laws are Protective and Why? • Selecting the Trustee(s) • Can the Settlor Act as Trust Protector? Should the Settlor so Act? • Overview of a Model Asset Protection Plan • Federal and Foreign Tax Implications of the Model Plan