A trust created to allow one spouse to transfer, during life or upon death, an unlimited amount of property to his/her spouse without incurring gift or estate tax. A trust into which one spouse deposits assets that transfer to the other spouse at some point in the future or upon the first spouse's death.
1 On average, the engagement ring cost can be anywhere from as little as $200 to as much as $20,000+. 2  Like any jewelry available out there, the sky is the limit. 3  A quarter carat or less set in a diamond can cost anywhere from $100 to $600. 4  A half carat diamond can cost anywhere from $500 to $1,100.
Last year, 64% of brides were involved in picking out their ring, while nearly a third helped decide the budget, according to a survey by The Knot. That could be one reason the national average spent on an engagement ring, as well as diamond carat size, or weight, have been rising. The average spent on an engagement ring grew 3% to $5,598 last year from a year earlier, according to TheKnot. That's still down from 2009's average of $5,861, however. The average carat size for the center stone is just over 1 carat. The average total carat size for engagement rings, including any diamonds on the setting, is 2 carats, Miles said. 3.