Editor's note: This is the first article in a series about financial and/or estate planning issues that we all should know but might be too embarrassed to ask about. First up: life insurance trusts.

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Steps to make sure your life insurance pays out efficiently to the people you want to support Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Kimberly Lankford is an insurance staff ...

Life insurance trusts, particularly irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs), can minimize estate taxes and protect your heir's inheritance. By Marguerite Weese, JD, LL.M.