Proven ways to keep your assets private.

By Tresp, Day & Associates · May 10, 2021

Much of what makes someone a lawsuit target is visibility, a quick search that reveals real estate, businesses, and other assets tied directly to their name. Reducing that visibility, lawfully, is a practical and underused form of protection.

Hold title through trusts and entities

Rather than owning real estate or a business in your personal name, hold it through a trust or a privacy-focused entity. Public records then show the entity, not you, while you keep the benefit of the asset. This is the core technique of privacy planning.

Be deliberate about what’s visible

Consider where entities are formed, how ownership is layered, and how assets are titled. Small choices, a registered agent instead of a home address, a holding structure instead of direct ownership, add up to a much lower public profile.

Stay compliant

Legitimate privacy planning operates entirely within the law, including new beneficial-ownership reporting to the government. The goal is privacy from the public and opportunistic litigants, not concealment from tax authorities or a court with a valid claim. Tresp, Day & Associates builds privacy plans that are both effective and fully compliant.