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Estate Planning

Trust structures, legacy vehicles, and wealth transfer strategies that protect assets across generations while minimizing estate and gift tax exposure for entrepreneurs and their families.

For entrepreneurs who have spent decades building wealth, the transfer of that wealth to the next generation is one of the highest-stakes financial decisions they will make. Without deliberate planning, federal estate taxes alone can claim up to 40% of an estate above the exemption threshold.

Dew Wealth's estate planning strategies address the full spectrum of wealth transfer: revocable and irrevocable trusts, dynasty structures for multi-generational preservation, life insurance trusts, charitable vehicles, and incapacity planning. Each strategy integrates with the broader financial plan through the STEWARD Estate Planning Framework, ensuring that tax efficiency, asset protection, and family legacy goals work together rather than in isolation.

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Charitable Lead Trust (CLT)

Vehicle

An irrevocable trust that pays income to a charity for a specified term, after which the remaining assets pass to the...

Delaware Statutory Trust (DST)

Vehicle

A passive real estate investment vehicle structured as a trust under Delaware law, commonly used as replacement...

Dynasty Trust

Vehicle

A long-term or perpetual irrevocable trust designed to pass wealth through multiple generations while avoiding estate,...

Estate Tax Planning

Concept

The strategic process of structuring asset ownership, gifting programs, and trust vehicles to minimize or eliminate the...

Family Limited Partnership (FLP)

Vehicle

A partnership structure in which family members hold limited partnership interests, enabling centralized asset...

Gift Tax Exclusion and Lifetime Exemption

Regulation

The annual gift tax exclusion allows individuals to give up to $19,000 per recipient (2025) without triggering gift tax...

Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT)

Vehicle

An irrevocable trust that allows the grantor to transfer appreciating assets to beneficiaries with minimal or zero gift...

Healthcare Directive and Living Will

Concept

A legal document that specifies an individual's medical treatment preferences and designates a healthcare agent to make...

Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT)

Vehicle

A trust that is treated as separate from the grantor for estate tax purposes but as owned by the grantor for income tax...

Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)

Vehicle

An irrevocable trust that owns a life insurance policy on the grantor's life, keeping the death benefit proceeds out of...

Incapacity Planning

Concept

The process of establishing legal documents and financial arrangements that ensure seamless management of personal,...

Irrevocable Trust

Vehicle

A trust that cannot be modified, amended, or revoked once established. An irrevocable trust removes assets from the...

Legacy Planning

Concept

A comprehensive strategy for transferring both financial assets and non-financial values (family history, work ethic,...

Power of Attorney

Concept

A legal document that grants a designated agent the authority to act on behalf of the principal in financial, legal, or...

Revocable Living Trust

Vehicle

A trust created during the grantor's lifetime that can be modified, amended, or revoked at any time. A revocable living...

Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT)

Vehicle

An irrevocable trust created by one spouse for the benefit of the other spouse, removing assets from the grantor's...

Wealth Transfer Strategy

Strategy

A coordinated approach that combines trusts, gifting programs, entity structures, and insurance to move assets from one...