Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts: How Wealthy Families Can Transfer Assets While Retaining Income

How can a wealthy individual transfer future appreciation to heirs while retaining an income stream from the transferred assets for a defined period? That question sits at the center of grantor retained annuity trusts, or GRATs. A GRAT is an irrevocable trust in which the grantor transfers assets while retaining a qualified annuity interest for […]
