It is not easy for nonprofit organizations to secure new funding sources every year. When a regular donor passes away, the organization is often left with a desperate need to replace the funding. If you want to avoid this happening to your favorite charity, you can leave an endowment in your estate plan for a lot less money than you probably think.
Posts Categorized: Estate Planning
How to Talk with Young Children about Death
Jim Daly, the president and CEO of Focus on the Family, gives great tips on talking with young ones about death.
What is THE most important estate planning document?
The unimaginable sometimes happens, and it happens to young folks as well as old. This is something that needs everyone’s attention.
Are Smaller Inheritances a New Trend?
As baby boomers age, they are spending more and more of their assets on their children. How will this affect their estate plans?
Before the Shooting Starts – Keeping Peace in the Family
Unfortunate battle over the estate of a man of peace, Martin Luther King Jr.
Retirement Truths
Retirement is not all golf and grandchildren. Many people spend years planning for retirement and think they have it all figured out, until they actually retire. A recent Wall Street Journal article set out a few areas where retirees don’t know as much as they think they do.
What will they do with my body after I’m gone?
People rarely think about this while they are still vertical.
Lessons from Canada on Dodging Will Disputes
Some sobering thoughts from the Great White North.
Keep, Toss, Or Donate?
Keep? Sell? Toss? These three options are ammo for the battle when clearing the family home after a parent leaves it.
It’s That Time Of Year … Graduation!
Prepaid college tuition plans are no longer the surefire solution to runaway tuition costs. However, they may be a way to save for college by locking in at least a portion of future tuition at today’s prices.