From the category archives:

Gifting

Are Your Charitable Annuities At Risk?

May 15, 2009
Photo by DavidDMuir

As the jagged ripple of our economic situation continues to influence every aspect of our lives, a recent Wall Street Journal article on Gift Annuities caught my eye.
The article, “Donors Find Gift Annuities Can Stop Giving,” reviews how the market’s turmoil has sapped some charities’ ability to pay out promised yields.
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Defective Trusts – Passing Wealth to Heirs While Eliminating Taxes

December 2, 2008

(This is the third installment in a six-part series of powerful planning strategies that will help you take advantage of a down market and protect wealth.)
Here’s another great technique you can use to transfer wealth in an advantageous and unique way: gifting an asset’s appreciation while keeping its income.
An Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT) is [...]

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