Advisor News

  • Start With Numbers: Donating Highly-Appreciated Assets

    Jul 21, 2025

    As an estate planning, tax, or wealth advisor, you play a critical role in helping your clients maximize the impact of charitable giving while also optimizing tax benefits. However, a…

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  • Charitable mindset: What are clients thinking?

    Jul 15, 2025

    Don’t you wish you could read your clients’ minds? Understanding what clients really care about is crucial to constructing any estate or financial plan. When it comes to charitable giving,…

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  • Charitable remainder trusts: What, where, who, why, when, and how?

    Jul 2, 2025

    If you’ve represented charitable families over the years, you’ve certainly heard the term “charitable remainder trust,” sometimes called a “CRT.” You might have even helped clients set them up.   For…

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  • Moving from a private foundation to a donor-advised fund

    Jun 26, 2025

    The number of private foundations in the United States is nearing 150,000 with combined assets topping $1 trillion, so it’s no wonder that a lot of people immediately think about…

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  • Professional Advisor Spotlight: Bob Ingrasci

    Jun 20, 2025

    “I take great pleasure in working with families that span multiple generations and serving as their trusted advisor,” said Bob Ingrasci. “I take pride in aiding them in preserving their legacies…

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  • Professional Advisor Spotlight: Nickole Garrison

    Jun 4, 2025

    “It’s so rewarding to work with multi-generational families who are engaging in philanthropy together,” said Nickole Garrison, CPA, CFP. Nickole spent many years in auditing and consulting roles at large…

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  • Weighing the options: Private foundation or donor-advised fund?

    May 1, 2025

    When you’re working on the charitable components of a client’s estate or financial plan, one of the first areas you’ll likely explore is the structure. Certainly you are familiar with…

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  • Trust matters: Your clients’ go-to resource for community impact

    Apr 24, 2025

    As attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, you know that trust is at the heart of your relationships with clients. Your clients are seeking a similar level of trust with the…

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  • Generational shifts: Fulfilling clients’ charitable wishes

    Mar 21, 2025

    Chances are, you’ve already begun to notice that a major transfer of wealth is happening as your Baby Boomer clients establish financial and estate plans to pass their wealth to…

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  • For clients who love local causes, the Community Foundation is the place

    Mar 20, 2025

    Most of your philanthropic clients likely support a wide variety of nonprofit organizations year after year. The causes they support represent a range of motivations, including personal experience, a role…

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