Trusts can be powerful planning tools, especially for families and individuals with significant wealth. Their superpower is that they can provide a co...
As a corporate trustee, LNW serves as a fiduciary, which means we are obligated by law to administer the trust in the best interest of the beneficiari...
One of the most important decisions you will face when establishing a trust is naming a trustee. So what is the trustee exactly? A trustee is a person...
Estate planning sounds abstract but it is actually very practical. It is the nuts and bolts of what you want to do with your assets, while you are ali...
If you think trust and estate planning is boring, you haven’t yet met Lee-Norah Sanzo, Wealth Manager at LNW specializing in trusts and estate plann...
Of the many accounts you can set up for your children or grandchildren (such as 529 Plans for education and custodial bank/investment accounts), none...
Trusts at LNW are built on relationships that grow and are reinforced over time. This certainly applies to the co-trustees we work with, including cli...
LNW clients have access to two trust companies: (1) The Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, founded in Washington State in 1967; and (2) The LNW Trus...
“ At LNW, the creation and management of trusts is never strictly transactional, akin to a private ATM for dispensing assets.” — Lee...