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Revocable living trust

I have found several excellent external sources.

  1. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Provides a clear definition and purpose of revocable living trusts, including avoiding probate and managing assets during incapacity.21, 22

    • URL: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-a-revocable-living-trust-en-1950/ (This seems like a good, stable government source).
  2. IRS: Clarifies tax implications (no income tax impact, included in estate for estate tax purposes).18, 19, 20

    • URL: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eo_primer.pdf (This is a PDF, I should try to find a direct IRS webpage. Looking again).
    • Found a better IRS link: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1041.pdf (Instructions for Form 1041, mentions revocable living trusts as grantor trusts, confirms tax treatment).17
    • Also, an article from Planned Giving Marketing Trusted Authority references IRS rules, but I prefer a direct IRS or government site.16
  3. History of Trusts: I found a good overview of the history of trusts from Pierce Legal Group.15 Another source from Monash University discusses "Policy Over Doctrine: A Brief History of US Trust Law"13, 14 and Wikipedia also has a good overview of US trust law. I will pick one that is stable and readable. Pierce Legal Group12 provides a good narrative.

    • URL: https://www.piercelegalgroup.com/the-history-of-trusts/
  4. Federal Trade Commission (FTC): I found a consumer alert from the FTC warning about deceptive practices related to living trusts. This is a good source for limitations/criticisms.10, 11

    • URL: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/1997/01/ftc-case-targets-deceptive-selling-living-trusts (This one is from 1997, but still relevant regarding warnings about living trust sales. I'll use this for the limitations section).

Okay, I have 4 good external links from different domains:

  • https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-a-revocable-living-trust-en-1950/ (CFPB)
  • https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1041.pdf (IRS - Form 1041 Instructions)
  • https://www.piercelegalgroup.com/the-history-of-trusts/ (Pierce Legal Group - History)
  • https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/1997/01/ftc-case-targets-deceptive-selling-living-trusts (FTC - Deceptive Sales)

Now to build the internal link pool (15 unique terms related to finance and estate planning).

LINK_POOL (Internal Links - 15 unique):

  1. estate planning
  2. beneficiary
  3. grantor
  4. trustee
  5. probate
  6. will
  7. asset protection
  8. successor trustee
  9. power of attorney
  10. testamentary trust
  11. guardianship
  12. deed
  13. capital gains
  14. tax implications
  15. fiduciary duty
  16. irrevocable living trust (for RELATED_TERM)

I need to make sure I use exactly 15 internal links and each only once. I also need to make sure the RELATED_TERM link is used.
The RELATED_TERM is "Irrevocable living trust".

Now I can start writing the article, making sure to embed these links naturally and adhere to all formatting and content requirements. I will double check the use of links to ensure they are unique and correct.

The sections that must have [TERM] mentioned are H1, intro, and at least 3 other sections.
I will make sure to mention "Revocable living trust" in:

  • H1: What Is Revocable Living Trust? (No, H1 is just "Revocable Living Trust") - Wait, the instruction says "DO NOT write this title: [TERM]: Definition, Formula, Example, and FAQs". So the H1 should be just ## What Is Revocable Living Trust?
  • Introduction
  • History and Origin
  • Practical Applications
  • Limitations and Criticisms
  • Revocable Living Trust vs. Irrevocable Living Trust
  • FAQs

Looks good. Proceeding with article generation.123, 456789

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