Books & Blogs

BOOKS

If you want to know how a trust can become the cornerstone of your financial life and how to manage a trust when you have one, this book is for you.

If you are keen to learn how to take control of your finances, create and manage wealth for your future and become financially independent, this is a ‘must read’.

BLOGS

Occasionally, we write blogs and are happy to share these with you. Our blogs aren’t just chitter chatter. They comprise information which aims to educate and inform, steering you through the world or trusts. If you wish to be added to our blog list, please contact us by emailing janet.xuccoa@nzfamilytrusts.co.nz.

What Assets Should Be In A Trust

We often think of trusts as a way to protect your assets, especially if you...
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Do Trusts Help You Hide Your Assets

We often think of trusts as a way to protect your assets, especially if you...
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Where do trusts fit in to aged care funding?

Growing older is expensive – much more expensive than most people realise. When you or...
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Opening The Front Door

Do you recall buying your first property? For most of us, home ownership was accompanied...
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When’s The Right Time For a Trust?

Trusts have commonly been thought to be the province of the rich and famous but...
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Inland Revenues Increased Scrutiny Of Your Trust

Now that we are completing financial statements and tax returns for clients for the 2025...
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Trusts And Beneficiary Current Accounts

A new world has emerged for Trusts and Trustees alike with the plethora of legislation...
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Estate Planning – Part 3 – Memorandum Of Wishes

This article is the last in the series of three which discusses estate planning. Our...
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Estate Planning – Part 2 – Wills

Pericles, a Greek Statesman and Legislator was the orator of this insightful quote. He implicitly...
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Estate Planning – Part 1 – A New Day Has Dawned For Trustees

The 30th January 2021 saw an important piece of legislation introduced into New Zealand Trust...
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Putting Your Trust In A Trust

BBQ and dinner conversations frequently centre on business and property and along the way, trusts....
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Would Your Trust Really Protect Your Wealth?

Trusts dominate the wealth landscape. They’ve been used for eons and successive generation to hold...
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Accountants Decreasing Risk By Using NZFTS

The legislative landscape trusts now operate in has made it vital to consider whether you...
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