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The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel | ACTEC
ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk is a free weekly podcast series. The series offers wealth planning professionals' best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a national association of approximately 2,400 peer-elected lawyers and law professors from across the United States and abroad with expertise in estate planning, probate and trust administration.
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Nov 17, 2020 • 15min
Truth, Transparency, and the Right of Privacy | Part 2 of 3
Part 2 of the lecture “Truth, Transparency, and the Right of Privacy.” Duncan E. Osborne, a chair of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and past-president of ACTEC, shares lessons learned from FATF. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Nov 10, 2020 • 16min
Truth, Transparency, and the Right of Privacy | Part 1 of 3
Part 1 of the Annual Trachtman Lecture: “Truth, Transparency, and the Right of Privacy” from Duncan E. Osborne, a chair of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and past-president of ACTEC. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Nov 2, 2020 • 4min
Truth, Transparency, and the Right of Privacy | Synopsis
A discussion of how truth, transparency, and an individual’s right to privacy affect attorney-client privilege and the law. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Oct 13, 2020 • 13min
How DNA Testing is Shaking Up Estate Plans
A discussion of the impact of DNA testing on inheritance, intestacy laws, surrogacy, and use of frozen embryos postmortem. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Oct 6, 2020 • 9min
Family Office Investment Partnerships
An estate planning expert explains the potential business planning issues when giving a family office an interest in an investment partnership it manages. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Sep 29, 2020 • 11min
Enforcement of Charitable Donation Restrictions
An explanation of what donors need to consider when making a charitable donation to a nonprofit? What restrictions need to be thought through? The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Sep 22, 2020 • 6min
Charitable Endowment Fund Restrictions on Borrowing
A review of the dangers of borrowing from a charitable endowment fund during the 2020 pandemic and financial crisis. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Sep 15, 2020 • 10min
Ante-Mortem Probate as the Ultimate Will Contest Prevention Technique
What is ante-mortem probate? How does it differ from premortem probate and is it the ultimate will contest prevention technique? The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Sep 8, 2020 • 14min
The Ethics of Disclosure and Testimony by Estate Planners
A discussion of disclosure, attorney–client privilege, work-product doctrine, and what to keep in mind in the event of a will or trust contest. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Sep 1, 2020 • 11min
Trusts for Disabled and Chronically Ill Beneficiaries under the SECURE Act | Special Needs Trust
An explanation of how the SECURE Act impacts special needs trusts, AMBTs, and disabled and chronically ill beneficiaries from experts in the subject. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.