
How Charitable Giving can Benefit the Giver
With a charitable tax deduction, you can donate to a good cause and cut your tax bill at the same time.

With a charitable tax deduction, you can donate to a good cause and cut your tax bill at the same time.

If you are one of the many people who start getting serious about their finances as they reach their 50s, enjoy this guide for your next steps.

The Estate of The Union Episode 12 is out now! This is the traditional time for giving. Giving to a cause and giving of ourselves.

Every so often, it’s smart to methodically go through your estate planning documents and see if any tweaks are needed. Here’s a checklist to guide you through that mission.

Use it to fine-tune the variables, including how much to give, how it changes your tax picture, how your cashflows are impacted, and how much is left to heirs.

Increasing tax changes for the wealthy are coming, and motivation to find ways to protect the wealth is getting increased attention, according to a recent article from CNBC entitled “Here’s how to reduce exposure to tax increases with charitable contributions.” Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) and Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are options for people who are…

To be tax efficient, which types of assets should you live off of in retirement, and which should you plan on passing down? There’s a bit of art to the equation, and how you plan can make a big difference to your beneficiaries.

Ever since a group of philanthropists created the Giving Pledge in 2010, taxpayers have expressed greater interest in potential estate planning strategies that would allow them to leave a significant portion of their assets to charity upon their death.

Funded with cash or other assets, donor-advised funds give charitably minded investors control of when and where their funds are distributed.

While direct giving has an immediate impact, some individuals may be considering charitable planning strategies that will have a larger and longer-lasting impact not only on charities, but on their own lives or that of their families.