Charitable Planning

November 10, 2023

Thoughtful Intergenerational Conversations May Yield Fruit for Your Family

Intergenerational estate planning conversations yield good fruit for families. So why don’t more of them […]
March 22, 2023

SECURE Act 2.0—A Boost for Retirement Savers

In late 2022, before closing shop for the holidays, Congress passed the SECURE Act 2.0. […]
December 29, 2022

Hand-Me-Downs and Split-Interest Gifts

Wealth Transfer Planning Amid High-Interest Rates Being the youngest of four children, I wore hand-me-downs […]
September 12, 2022

Choosing Between a Donor-Advised Fund and a Private Foundation

Charitable planning, like most areas of financial planning, is not one-size-fits-all. Your needs and priorities […]
September 17, 2021

You Could Have $0 Taxable Income in 2021

You Could Have $0 Taxable Income in 2021. (And zero or reduced IRA required distributions […]
August 30, 2021

Charitable Giving Legislation Update

We noted in a 2016 charitable giving article that Americans gave more to charity the […]
April 28, 2020

Reconsidering the Source of Your Charitable Contributions in 2020

Summary Points in this article IRA Required Minimum Distributions are optional in 2020 Those planning […]
February 10, 2020

IRA Required Minimum Distributions: The Basics for 2020

This article applies to IRA owners who were age 70 ½ or older by 12/31/2019. […]
June 10, 2018

Over Age 70 1/2? Consider a QCD for your IRA RMD

IRA: Individual Retirement Account RMD: Required Minimum Distribution QCD: Qualified Charitable Distribution Sorry for the jargon! Please don’t […]