For many families, an estate plan based upon a revocable living trust may be all that is needed to protect their assets from death taxes.  However, for folks with larger estates, it may make sense to look for ways to transfer assets in a tax-free manner. Though there is a gift tax in place there are ways to facilitate tax-free giving if you take the appropriate actions. One such strategy involves zeroing out a grantor retained annuity trust, often abbreviated as a GRAT. How does it work? After … [Read more...] about GRAT-itude for Advanced Tax-Saving Planning Option