How to Fund a Trust?

Transfer cash into the trust bank account

Retitle real estate into the name of the trust

Assign brokerage and investment accounts to the trust

Reassign ownership of business interests to the trust

Transfer personal property using an assignment of property

Change beneficiary designations where appropriate

Update account registrations to reflect the trust

Execute a deed for any real property transfers

Prepare and sign a trust funding memo or assignment schedule

Fund the trust with life insurance through ownership transfer or beneficiary designation

Deposit checks payable to the trust

Confirm title transfers with financial institutions and recorders

Keep copies of all transfer documents with the trust records

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