The“Asset Protection”Stigma
"Asset Protection" is a crucial tool employed by business and finance-savvy individuals to safeguard their wealth from creditors and legal challenges. Despite its importance, asset protection often faces unwarranted criticism. Within the boundaries of debtor-creditor law, well-crafted asset protection is a perfectly legal means to secure real property, businesses, licenses, and intellectual property or patents.
The Misconception: Where does the bad reputation come from? The use of irrevocable trusts, private entities, and friendly liens may lead outsiders to perceive an investor's structure as a front for shielding assets obtained through unethical means. In reality, most clients protect assets built carefully over generations or acquired through high-liability employment, such as those in professions like doctors, lawyers, contractors, and law enforcement. These individuals require means to protect their assets from lawsuits while continuing to serve their communities.
The Truth: While there may be a bad apple in the bushel, the intent of a well-structured asset protection plan is for hardworking individuals and families to use legal and ethical wealth-building and wealth-preservation tools, ultimately benefiting future generations.
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