Kitchen updates such as tile flooring, refacing old cabinets and updating appliances to energy-efficient models will see a substantial return--approximately 84.5 percent in the San Francisco area, for instance, according to Remodeling magazine's Cost vs. Value Report for 2009â2010.
What is a 'Collective Investment Fund'. A collective investment fund (CIF), also known as a collective investment trust, is operated by a bank or trust company and handles a group of pooled trust accounts. Collective investment funds groups assets from individuals and organizations to develop a larger, diversified portfolio.
A Rabbi Trust is a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement in which funds are invested in an irrevocable trust to be held for the benefit of employees for retirement purposes. The funds contributed are tax deferred in a similar manner to other tax deferred vehicles such as the RPB 403(b) plan. The name âRabbi Trustâ was established because the first IRS letter ruling with respect to this type of trust involved a rabbi; however, the Rabbi Trust is widely utilized in commercial enterprises and not-for-profit organizations.