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2017 Year-End Planning Letter

Brown Advisory

2017 Year-End Planning Letter. Mon, 12/04/2017 - 13:10. The outcome of the tax reform debate is likely to impact how we advise clients on tax planning, estate planning and a host of other topics. We are closing 2017 with nearly the same stance as last year. Spotlights for Prudent Planning in 2017.

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Endowment and Foundation Challenges: Managing Charitable Gift Annuities

Brown Advisory

according to a 2017 survey by the American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA), more than 4,000 nonprofit institutions offered CGA options to their donor bases. Because the CGA is a contract, and not an investment vehicle, nonprofits have flexibility in how they plan to fulfill their contractual CGA payment obligations over the long term.

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Endowment and Foundation Challenges: Managing Charitable Gift Annuities

Brown Advisory

according to a 2017 survey by the American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA), more than 4,000 nonprofit institutions offered CGA options to their donor bases. Because the CGA is a contract, and not an investment vehicle, nonprofits have flexibility in how they plan to fulfill their contractual CGA payment obligations over the long term.

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Top Mutual Funds For SIP In 2023

Trade Brains

They are not the only investments that we should be making, but they’re good for a start, at least until we geek out. A Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is an investment route offered by mutual funds, wherein multiple investors invest a fixed amount of money at regular intervals, say monthly or quarterly.

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Crypto – just a rock, or a good investment? (debate got wild)

Sara Grillo

There is no underlying asset that drives the value. Is crypto a good investment, or does it suck? It’s not an asset so why would you hold it? But to own crypto… Wright: Is gold an asset? Wright argues that we could diminish any asset that way, even stock certificates. Maybe Stablecoins will develop.

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A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested

Brown Advisory

A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested achen Wed, 07/19/2017 - 15:28 When discussing the merits of cash as an investment, Warren Buffett doesn’t pull his punches, saying that those who hold cash or its equivalents “have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.”

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A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested

Brown Advisory

A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested. Wed, 07/19/2017 - 15:28. When discussing the merits of cash as an investment, Warren Buffett doesn’t pull his punches, saying that those who hold cash or its equivalents “have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.”.