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Charitable Planning with Retirement Assets

Wealth Management

Legacy IRAs and charitable remainder trusts are powerful tools to help defer or avoid certain taxes.

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What High-Net-Worth Prospects (Really) Want From A Financial Advisor

Nerd's Eye View

For example, an advisor may think of "risk management" in terms of life and property insurance coverage, whereas HNW clients may instead think of tax and estate-planning strategies as asset protection measures – particularly for the future wealth of their heirs.

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Win-Win Charitable Giving

MainStreet Financial Planning

Having a simple plan and willingness to use alternatives to cash donations can help you lower your tax liability. Check out these charitable giving tax strategies to create your win-win charitable plan that you can implement throughout the year! Donate appreciated assets instead of cash. Bunch donations.

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Values Based Financial Planning is Powerful and Can Lead To Success!

Envision Wealth Planning

Believe it or not, what most people get when it comes to creating the traditional financial plan is someone else’s idea of what your values should be! Unfortunately, financial planning has been way out of reach for many Americans. I believe everyone should have an estate plan that reflects one’s current values.

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Year-End Donations and #GivingTuesday

James Hendries

Those appreciated assets can be donated directly to charity without you or the charity incurring capital gains taxes (consult your tax professional to be sure). If you have any questions or need help mapping out your Charitable Plan, set an appointment to discuss with your financial professional. Donating Stock.

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Pro Tips for Using Client Education to Boost Financial Planning

eMoney Advisor

We also follow a cadence that helps us plan our schedule. We start the year with a session focused on budgeting and typically end the year with a webinar related to tax and charitable planning. As our company has grown, so has our support team. We engage with our clients every day on what matters to them.

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Midyear Planning Tools for 2016

Brown Advisory

A good example took place in 2012; at the time we helped many clients prepare for anticipated changes to policy regarding taxes on asset transfers. But in 2016, there are no such policy reasons driving us to action in advance of a specific planning deadline. If there were, we might recommend bigger steps, as we have in the past.