Authorization statement. In Minnesota (but not California, South Carolina or Oregon), the certificate of trust must contain the statement, "The trustees are authorized by the instrument to sell ...

The trust certificate can be considered an outline or summary of the primary documents describing the trust. Trust documents can be complex and lengthy, more than 100 pages in some cases.

A trust certificate is a bond, not a share of common stock, but the value and risk profile of both potential investments reflect the issuing company’s financial stability and potential for ...

A voting trust certificate is issued to a stockholder in exchange for his or her common stock, and represents all of the normal rights of a shareholder (e.g., receiving dividends) except the right ...

Filing a certificate of trust is often a one-time event. However, sometimes you may need to update a certificate of trust. This could be the case if the trust sells or acquires any real property.