Charitable Giving
This week on “Money Talks,” Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Shawna Theriault, CPA, CFP®, CDFA®, and Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, to discuss charitable giving.
This week on “Money Talks,” Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Shawna Theriault, CPA, CFP®, CDFA®, and Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, to discuss charitable giving.
Death can be expensive. Bil Lako, CFP®, explains why you need to plan for liquidity in your estate, especially if there are illiquid assets you intend your heirs to keep.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Shawna Theriault, C.P.A., CFP®, CDFA®, and Associate Peter Lynch to discuss a common problem many families can have: lack of liquidity in an estate. They discuss ways to get liquidity and how planning is essential to pass assets and property to heirs.
When you sell your business to a family member, your objective may be to keep the business within the family and make it as easy as possible for your relative to make the purchase. When you sell your business to nonfamily, however, your primary objective may be to get the highest possible price for the…
No, you don’t. A bequest is a gift left to you in a decedent’s Will. You may not want the gift for a variety of reasons. For example, it may be a burden on you, or it may result in adverse tax consequences for you. Whatever your reason for not wanting the bequest, you can…
Want to control how your heirs spend their assets, minimize estate taxes, and possibly avoid probate? Trusts are very flexible tools to accomplish a bunch of wishes. We explain in this week’s Financial Tip.
In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains how you can profit from your business, minimize your capital gains, and benefit a charity by creating a charitable trust.
Despite its reputation, there is little reason for most people to avoid probate. However, be aware that the average process takes six to nine months to complete. Learn more in this Financial Tip.
In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains that just because you don’t have a tax problem because of the $11.21 million estate tax exclusion doesn’t mean you don’t have an estate plan problem.
The estate tax exclusion for 2018 is $11,180,000 for individuals and $22,400,000 for married couples—and the portability provision is still in place! Learn more in this week’s Estate Planning Tip.