This document provides an overview of estate planning strategies and techniques. It discusses how forming an estate planning team with professionals like financial representatives, attorneys, accountants, and bank trust officers can help create a sound plan. Some key estate planning techniques discussed are wills, trusts, and life insurance trusts. The document also notes how the changing tax environment affects estate planning considerations. The goal of estate planning is to help keep promises to family by minimizing estate taxes, providing for heirs, and controlling asset distribution according to one's wishes.