Q & A – The Safety of your Money at TCO
(Originally published January 2009)
(Originally published January 2009)
David Stanley clears up a common misconception some individuals have when they hear the name “Trust Company of Oklahoma.”
Jim Arens shares his thoughts on what investors can expect from the stock market in 2012.
Protecting your assets from creditors may not be the first thing you think about when you wake up but all too often, people do not think about it at all until it is too late. Fortunately, in Oklahoma we have an attractive asset protection vehicle called the Oklahoma Family Wealth Preservation Trust (FWPT) that can help Oklahoma residents and non-residents alike. Read Lesa Creveling’s insightful article (originally published June 2006) on the benefits of this asset protection trust, its tax treatment and how it works in relation to federal bankruptcy law.
Joanna Murphy discusses the challenges individuals face when serving as a trustee or as an executor of an estate. Being a fiduciary carries a tremendous amount of responsibility ranging from detailed record keeping to bill paying, from tax returns to investments. But don’t despair – Joanna also shares how having a corporate trustee such as Trust Company of Oklahoma can help ease the burden when filling this role, especially for friends and family.
Published in Investment Perspectives October 2011 issue.
Published in the Tulsa World on August 18, 2011.
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