Trust & Estate Planning in Tampa
Fee-only fiduciary advisors serving Tampa. No commissions. No conflicts. Just advice that puts your interests first.
Tampa Bay families building multigenerational wealth need estate planning that goes beyond a basic will. Our goal is to create clarity, safeguard against vulnerabilities, and help ensure that your wealth is passed forward according to your wishes. We help Tampa-area clients structure trusts, protect assets, and design legacy plans. We coordinate with your estate attorney to help ensure your documents, titling, and beneficiary designations work together.
The FirsTrust Difference
Why Choose a Fee-Only Advisor in Tampa?
When it comes to trust & estate services, the advisor you choose matters. Here's what sets us apart.
True Objectivity
Fee-Only, No Commissions
We believe a true fiduciary should never accept commissions or incentives for promoting specific products. By eliminating this unnecessary cost and conflict, we remain focused on achieving results - not chasing sales.
Depth of Expertise
A Complete FinancialTeam
Nobody is an expert in everything. Our collaborative FinancialTeam of specialists can provide you with broader and deeper expertise than a solo jack-of-all-trades advisor.
Complete Transparency
No Hidden Fees or Surprises
No fine print. No hidden fees. No surprises. Your Personal Financial Website provides 24/7 access to updated account values, wherever they may be located, and a secure digital vault to safely store all your important documents.
Undivided Loyalty
Your Interests, Not Wall Street's
Wall Street firms often limit your choices to a menu of investments they get paid to promote. At FirsTrust, we are free to research, compare, and globally source competitive investments for your portfolio - without corporate handcuffs or third-party profit agendas.
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The gift of thoughtful estate planning today can create, protect, and sustainably provide for the healthcare, education, and overall comfort of multiple generations.
Issues
- Predatory creditors and ex-spouses
- Conflicting advice from advisors
- Doubts over fulfillment of your wishes
- Exposure to large federal estate tax
- Perpetual college expense funding
- Complicated trust documents
Solutions
- Strategically formed entities (i.e. LLC)
- Asset protection trusts
- Expert, unconflicted estate guidance
- Strategic estate valuation discounting
- Multigenerational Dynasty Trust
- Generation-skipping tax planning
Benefits
- You remain in control
- Shielded from creditors and ex-spouses
- Clear, consistent guidance
- Avoid a perpetual 40% estate tax
- Preserve multigenerational wealth
- Peace of mind
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Clarity in Difficult Times
When time is short and emotions are high, your loved ones should be by your side - not searching the house for legal documents.
Centralized Storage
Your Personal Financial Website includes a cloud-based document vault: a centralized storage for medical directives, healthcare declarations, wills, trusts, entity documents, insurance policies, and key account information.
Secure, Permission-Based Access
By simply sharing your Document Vault password, secure access to your entire financial and estate profile becomes available to your spouse, heirs, trustees or other fiduciary professionals - instantly, 24/7, from anywhere.
Less Stress in Difficult Moments
Before, during, and after the final goodbyes, your loved ones can have complete digital access to your entire estate plan with a single mouse click, without wasting precious moments digging through your home for important documents.
Simplicity of Transition
The first, most practical gift you can give your survivors is the value of your foresight; the seamless, organized transfer of your wealth, with everything your family and fiduciaries need in one place, so future generations can move forward with clarity instead of confusion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about trust & estate services in Tampa
Fee-only means we're compensated solely by our clients—never by commissions, referral fees, or product sales. This eliminates conflicts of interest that can compromise advice quality. When you work with FirsTrust for trust & estate services, you can trust that our recommendations are 100% in your best interest.
Financial advisor fees in Tampa vary widely. Commission-based advisors may appear "free" but earn money from products they sell you. FirsTrust uses transparent fee-only pricing—we're compensated directly by our clients, never by commissions. Contact us for a free consultation to discuss pricing for your specific situation.
A fiduciary is legally required to put your interests first. Many "financial advisors" only need to recommend "suitable" products—which may include options that pay them higher commissions. FirsTrust advisors are fiduciaries, meaning we're held to the highest standard of care and must always act in your best interest.
While you can manage trust & estate services on your own, a qualified advisor brings expertise in tax optimization, investment strategy, and estate planning that may benefit your overall financial picture. An advisor can help you avoid common mistakes, stay disciplined during market volatility, and coordinate complex planning decisions. Whether professional guidance is right for you depends on your unique situation—schedule a consultation to discuss your needs.
Look for advisors who are Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) with the SEC, hold credentials like CFP or CFA, and operate as fee-only fiduciaries. You can verify credentials at BrokerCheck.finra.org and advisorinfo.sec.gov. FirsTrust is a registered RIA and our advisors hold CFP and CFA certifications.
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