Apr 15, 2025 | advisor knowledge hub, blog
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 both private foundations and donor-advised funds as useful charitable giving...
Apr 15, 2025 | advisor knowledge hub, blog
As attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, you know very well that trust is at the foundation of your relationships with clients. Your clients are seeking a similar level of trust with the people and organizations that are helping carry out their philanthropic...
Apr 15, 2025 | advisor knowledge hub, blog
Several advisors have shared with us recently that they’re fielding more questions about charitable gift annuities (CGAs). It’s quite possible that CGAs are landing on clients’ radars these days for a couple of reasons: A $54,000 opportunity Word is finally getting...
Mar 6, 2025 | advisor knowledge hub, blog
After the holiday glow has finally worn off, your clients may be hit with a sinking realization that it’s time to pull together tax information and start working with their CPAs, financial advisors, and tax attorneys on the filings for last year and start checking in...
Mar 6, 2025 | advisor knowledge hub, blog
Keeping up with an ever-evolving landscape of tax legislation can be a full-time job! Many attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors regularly ask IECF to provide a refresher course on the potential tax changes on the horizon in 2025, especially those that might impact...
Mar 6, 2025 | advisor knowledge hub, blog
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 their Gen X and Millennial children. The dollars involved are eye-popping. Most attorneys,...