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Today's wealthy families put an incredible amount of faith in their advisors, so it's critical that these professionals make the right decision about where to domicile a client's trust. Sterling Trustees, a South Dakota-chartered trust company, encourages advisors to consider the Mount Rushmore state, boasting some of the nation's most progressive trust laws.

Sterling Trustees, one of South Dakota's most highly-rated trust companies, provides outsourced trust administration for family offices. These organizations, serving wealthy families, can benefit from the cost, independence, and technology advantages provided by an independent corporate trustee.

There are many options when choosing a trustee to carry out the necessary trust administration services. Many people choose individual trustees like family members or friends. Others hire large banks or investment firms. However, these groups aren't able to deliver the same objectivity as an independent corporate trustee. Sterling Trustees, an independent corporate trustee, offers objective and dependable trust administration services.

As a leading South Dakota trust company, Sterling Trustees provides trust administration services with an array of advantages that are special to The Mount Rushmore State. Among the many benefits, trusts in South Dakota are entirely free from state income and capital gains tax.

Sterling Trustees, LLC has recently made available its South Dakota Trust Law Online Handbook. This comprehensive guide, which is downloadable on Sterling Trustees' website, serves as a factual anthology of South Dakota trust laws and administrative rules for both public and private trust companies. The law records found within the publication are accurate through the 93rd legislative session in 2018, and the outline of administrative regulations is updated to the South Dakota standards as of August 2017.

In a recent article, Sterling Trustees, a South Dakota trust company, has published a list of nine questions that wealthy families should ask their trust officers, legal and investment advisors, about their trusts. "9 Questions Wealthy Families Should Be Asking in 2018" can be found on the firm's website.

Sterling Trustees, LLC has been recognized by Chambers and Partners as a top-ranked South Dakota trust company and is honored to be among an elite group of trust companies earning this distinction. Among other attributes, the firm was recognized for exceptional service, professionalism and global expertise.

A South Dakota-chartered trust company, Sterling Trustees offers trust administration services featuring a multitude of advantages not offered for trusts located outside of South Dakota. The firm just released a short video, "When Selecting a Trust company, Location Matters," that clearly explains why South Dakota is superior to other states. See video.

Sterling Trustees, a leading trust administration firm is honored to be recognized on Wealth Advisor's 2018 America's Most Advisor-Friendly Trust Companies list.

Sterling Trustees, a leader in trust administration services, is always at the forefront of the latest news and developments regarding trusts. Antony Joffe, president of Sterling Trustees, along with Mary Akkerman, law partner at Lindquist and Vennum, recently explained the differences between the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in a recent article published in the STEP Journal (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).