Family trust is a kind of property management method that trust institutions are entrusted by individuals or families to manage and dispose of family property on their behalf, so as to achieve the goal of wealth planning and inheritance for the rich. It first appeared in the United States and experienced 25 years of economic prosperity (1982 to 2007, known as the second gilded age in the United States). In family trust, the ownership of assets and the right to income are separated. Once the rich entrust the assets to the trust company, the ownership of the assets will no longer belong to him, but the corresponding income will still be collected and distributed according to his wishes. If the rich divorce, property division, accidental death or expropriation, the money will exist independently and will not be affected. Family trust can better help high-net-worth people plan "wealth inheritance", and it is gradually recognized by the rich in China.

1. fund, English refers to a certain amount of funds set up for a certain purpose in a broad sense. It mainly includes trust and investment funds, provident funds, insurance funds, retirement funds and funds of various foundations.

From the accounting point of view, capital is a narrow concept, which refers to funds with specific purposes and uses. The fund we are talking about mainly refers to the securities investment fund.

2. According to different standards, securities investment funds can be divided into different types:

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(1) According to whether the fund unit can be increased or redeemed, it can be divided into open-end funds and closed-end funds. Open-end funds are not traded on the market (as the case may be), but are purchased and redeemed by banks, brokers and fund companies, and the fund scale is not fixed; Closed-end funds have a fixed duration and are generally listed and traded on the stock exchange. Investors buy and sell fund shares through the secondary market.

(2) According to different organizational forms, it can be divided into corporate funds and contractual funds. A fund is established by issuing fund shares to establish an investment fund company, which is usually called a corporate fund; The establishment of fund managers, fund custodians and investors through fund contracts is usually called contractual funds. China's securities investment funds are all contractual funds.

(3) According to the different investment risks and returns, it can be divided into growth funds, income funds and balanced funds.

(4) According to different investors, it can be divided into bond funds, stock funds, money funds and hybrid funds.