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The investment industry has come a long way, offering Americans more ways than ever to build wealth. But the rise of alternatives—once the exclusive domain of institutions and the ultra-wealthy—has made it more difficult to cut through the noise and identify what matters. We’ve developed a framework to help. For most of our country’s history, […]
The investment industry has come a long way, offering Americans more ways than ever to build wealth. But the rise of alternatives—once the exclusive domain of institutions and the ultra-wealthy—has made it more difficult to cut through the noise and identify what matters. We’ve developed a framework to help. For most of our country’s history, […]
By combining charitable intent with tax-advantaged lifetime income, a charitable gift annuity (CGA) can work very well for the right donor and for the right nonprofit. But a well-designed gift is only the beginning. Behind every CGA is a contractual payment obligation that a nonprofit must honor for the life of the annuitant, regardless of […]
David J. Nelson, CPA
George E. Hasbun, CFP®
Philanthropy is top-of-mind for many of our clients during the holiday season. In this theme, we are pleased to republish an article that Ken Dike, our Executive Director of Planned Giving Services, wrote for one of our nonprofit clients. Ken explains the differences between charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts and answers common questions […]
Kenneth H. Dike
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) that went into effect at the beginning of 2020 aims to expand, preserve, and encourage retirement savings*. Surviving spouse of the deceased owner, Minor child of the deceased owner, Disabled person, Chronically ill person, and a Person that is not more than ten years younger […]
Kenneth H. Dike
“Planned giving” is a broad term for charitable gifts made in conjunction with an individual’s financial or estate plan. These gifts are usually infrequent and relatively large. They can be outright gifts that are made available to the charity immediately, or they can be deferred to be used by the charity at a future date. […]
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