Trust Services

Newport Harbor by Charlie Normandin, Vice President and Client Advisor

A Foundation for Generational Wealth

Trust services involve comprehensive professional guidance in creating and managing legal arrangements that dictate how your assets are held, distributed, and preserved. As a multi-family office and fiduciary with the ability to serve as a personal trustee, Whittier Trust administers your estate with expertise and care, ensuring your wealth supports your family, your chosen causes, and your legacy for generations.

Assistant Vice President Kelsey Shanks and Her Mother

Why it Matters

Effective estate planning and trustee services from an objective third party are essential for managing taxes, reducing legal risk, and supporting family harmony. Our fiduciary team helps you build a secure financial future while enabling your loved ones to focus on what matters most. We believe that thoughtful fiduciary management carefully balances the purpose of the trust with the needs of its beneficiaries.

What Sets Us Apart?

Fiduciary Trustee Services

We can serve as your personal trustee, lifting the administrative burden from loved ones and ensuring legal, accounting, and administrative responsibilities are handled with care and precision.

Tailored, Collaborative Strategies

No two families are the same. We begin by developing a deep understanding of your goals, family dynamics, and estate structure. From there, we build a team tailored to your needs, bringing together the right internal experts and coordinating closely with your attorneys, tax professionals, and other advisors to create highly personalized, effective solutions, whether you are transferring wealth, managing complex holdings, or preserving family values.

Nevada Trust Advantage

Through our Nevada trust company office, we help clients access powerful advantages such as extended trust durations, asset protection features, and potential tax benefits available under Nevada law.

Our Trust Services Include

Legacy-Focused Planning

Trust structures designed to reflect your family’s values, vision, and long-term intentions.

Real Asset Management

Expertise in overseeing real estate, family businesses, and private equity within a coordinated trust and estate framework.

Philanthropic Integration

Aligning charitable goals with your trust strategy so that giving supports both purpose and long-term planning.

Tax-Aware Planning

Estate and trust planning that seeks to preserve wealth through advanced, tax-efficient strategies developed in coordination with your tax advisors.

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Exclusive access

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Key Benefits of our Trust & Fiduciary Services

  • Objective guidance from experienced fiduciary professionals who put your interests first.
  • Personalized trust strategies tailored to your assets, family structure, and long-term goals.
  • Coordination with your advisory team for a fully integrated approach across legal, tax, and investment disciplines.
  • Proven experience managing complex estates with care, precision, and attention to family dynamics.

Objective Third-Party Guidance

from experienced fiduciary professionals.

Personalized Trust Strategies

tailored to your assets and family structure.

Coordination With Your Advisory Team

for a fully integrated approach.

Proven Ability

to manage complex estates with care and precision.

Why Work With Whittier Trust?

As the oldest multifamily office headquartered on the West Coast, Whittier Trust offers unmatched experience and a deeply personal approach to fiduciary service. Our dedicated trust team includes JDs, CTFAs, CFPs, and other seasoned professionals with the knowledge and insight to help you navigate every aspect of estate planning and administration, building solutions designed to endure across generations.

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