what is a blind trust 
a blind trust is a trust established by the owner or trustor giving another party the trustee full control of the trust the trustee has full discretion over the assets and investments while being charged with managing the assets and any income generated in the trust the trustor can terminate the trust but otherwise exercises no control over the actions taken within the trust and receives no reports from the trustees while the blind trust is in force blind trusts are often established in situations when individuals want to avoid conflicts of interest between their employment and investments 