Estate Planning

Charitable Gifting Through Community Foundations

By Helen Modly, CFP, CWPA, and Sandra Atkins, CPA/PFS As a lesser-known but viable alternative to a private foundation, a community foundation offers a number of philanthropic—as well as tax-related—benefits, especially for smaller donors. Creating a family legacy through charitable giving receives a lot of press when the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett …

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6 Documents You Need to Preserve Family Legacy

By Debra Taylor, CPA/PFS, JD, CDFA Leaving a lasting legacy for your family requires smart planning now. Intergenerational wealth transfers can create havoc within the family if not handled correctly. We discuss below six documents that you should have in order to protect the wealth and the harmony of the family. 1. An updated estate …

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7 Estate Planning Things You Must Do in the Time of Coronavirus

If you get sick and require hospitalization due to COVID-19, you will be immediately isolated from family. So the time to finish up any unresolved advance planning and organization is now. Self-isolation and quarantines have given rise to unique problems and a new way of thinking. With a global pandemic and health and wellness becoming …

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Intergenerational Transfers: Helping Adult Children

When a parent is considering giving or lending a child money, the key question is whether it’s empowering or enabling. You need to structure a transfer that is best for both generations. When my older daughter Meredith bought a house in Portland, Oregon, in 2015, she needed help with the down payment. Housing prices were …

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6 Wealth & Success Lessons From The Ultimate Gift

Discover what it means to be wealthy or successful. If you’re like most, it takes a few hard knocks to understand what life truly has to offer. Several years ago at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., a precocious 10-year-old investor stood bravely in front of a microphone and posed a weighty …

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Charitable Gifting Through Community Foundations

As a lesser-known but viable alternative to a private foundation, a community foundation offers a number of philanthropic—as well as tax-related—benefits, especially for smaller donors. Creating a family legacy through charitable giving receives a lot of press when the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett commit to leaving huge amounts of their fortune to …

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