Funeral Expenses. An executor does not necessarily take on financial responsibility for the decedentâs funeral arrangements. When he acts in his capacity as executor, he is making financial decisions for the decedentâs estate, and the decedentâs funeral arrangements become a debt of the estate.
By law, income to the trust funds must be invested, on a daily basis, in securities guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the Federal government. All securities held by the trust funds are special issues of the United States Treasury. Such securities are available only to the trust funds.
The Fund may be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in derivatives.