If your clients are in need of any of our services or want to speak with someone as they make their plans for the future, we are happy to meet with them. Some clients choose to test-drive our services, perhaps through an investment agency arrangement, so the family is familiar and comfortable with our trust and investment management processes and services. There is no charge to your client unless we are actively managing assets for them.

Official Name - Plumb Trust Company is the title which should be used if your clients choose to name us in their estate planning documents.

Regulatory Authority - Plumb Trust Company is a state-chartered trust company regulated by the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. We are subject to the same rules and regulations as any other trust company, including bank trust companies. Plumb Trust Company carries all insurance mandated by the State of Wisconsin , which includes an errors and omissions policy as well as a fidelity bond covering Trust employees.

Coordination with Advisors - Plumb Trust Company can provide the information you need to serve your clients more effectively. We can provide tax summary letters, tax ledgers, online access, and/or duplicate annual or periodic statements. We recommend our clients contact you when tax, legal, or accounting issues arise or when there is a significant change in circumstances.

Document Review - We are happy to review existing estate plans with our clients, to discuss various estate planning options, and to make suggestions of possible estate planning solutions. We will recommend return visits to their attorneys when updates may be needed or when there is a change in circumstances. We will also refer clients to attorneys for assistance in implementing new or revised plans if they do not presently have an attorney.

Document Drafting - We do not draft client documents although we do have a standard Trust document for clients whose plans do not use their trust with us as their estate planning vehicle. We recommend our clients ask their attorneys to draft a Will or Trust to create effective estate plans.

Personal Representative - We have had experience settling estates and can act as Personal Representative. Primarily we serve in that capacity for trusts we have administered during lifetime or for which we will serve as trustee or investment agent post-death.

Life Insurance Trusts - We will act as Trustee of a life insurance trust for current clients who have an open funded account at Plumb Trust Company .

Account Acceptance / Required Review - We do not accept trusteeship of funded accounts without prior legal and asset review.