Philanthropic Insights

Timely charitable topics of interest to you and your clients.

A Treat to Boost 2021: Congress Extends Charitable Giving...

As your clients reboot after a wild 2020, now is a great time to address their charitable giving…

Advising Clients on Starting a Charity

As 2020 ends and 2021 begins with little relief in sight from crises affecting our region, more and…

Advice to Advisors: Seek Clarity About Clients’ Commitment...

The odds of President-Elect Biden’s proposed tax plan becoming law depend on factors that will not be known…

Charitable legacies: What’s on tap for bequests?

Perhaps the one component of President-Elect Biden’s proposal with the biggest potential impact on ultra-wealthy philanthropists is his…

Taking chances: Will hindsight point to 2020 as the year to...

The November 3 election left wealth managers, tax professionals and estate planners with a dilemma: Should advisors counsel…

Optimize Donations with Noncash Assets

Thoughts of year-end tax planning are a seasonal tradition as pervasive as the leaves turning color. As you…