grantor

To swap assets, a trust must be an irrevocable grantor trust.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

The upside is that they are flexible estate-planning tools created during a person’s lifetime and can be altered or terminated by the grantor at any time.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

You were appointed to this role, I presume, because you have displayed skills and character traits that instilled confidence in the grantor — the person who set up this trust.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026

Spot Ethereum ETFs will directly hold Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, allowing investors to own a share of the cryptocurrency through grantor trusts.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024

At the same time a benefice was never granted unless accompanied by the commendatio of the beneficiary to the grantor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

To your point: This rather punitive tax structure encourages grantors — again, that’s you — to distribute income to beneficiaries rather than retain that income, which is then compressed into higher tax brackets.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

Here’s what five recipients, and grantors told us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Buy-in from the research community could easily be obtained if referees and grantors required declaration of all sampling information.

From Nature ● Aug. 27, 2019

It is generally understood that grantors can take physical custody or terminate the agreement at any time, but it is better to underscore this provision within the document.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018

The power of the grantors, if they ever had any power, had long expired, and Marshpee was governed by new laws.

From Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained by William Apess