Here’s the Wall Street Journal’s perspective on the current opportunity for making charitable gifts of the required minimum distributions of your IRA.
Posts Tagged: financial planning
So what’s in store for the economy in 2011?
From The Wall Street Journal (12/26/10) “The 2011 Economic Outlook – and What it Means for You”: anyone expecting those (tax) gifts from Washington to lift the cloud of uncertainty hanging over the U.S. economy will be disappointed. If anything, the outlook is hazier than ever.
From REUTERS (SEPT 15, 2010): PERSONAL FINANCE: THE YEAR-END TAX PLANNING CHALLENGE
Congress and the White House are busy jockeying for position on whether — and for how long — to extend the Bush income tax cuts that expire at the end of this year. It’s time for you to get busy, too. With just a little more than three months left in 2010, you’ve got to make sure your own tax situation is in order.
Wealth Matters – Preparing Children to Be Safe at College – NYTimes.com
Another installment in the list of things you really don’t want to think about (but should) when you send your kids off to college. A little bit of awareness of potential problems can go a long way to keeping your loved ones safe.
Wealth Matters – Insurance Options for College Students and Their Parents – NYTimes.com
Something you may not want to consider, but should, when you send your kids off to college. Not a bad idea to talk with your insurance advisors about how to deal with risk of loss and protection from potential liability vis-a-vis your budding scholars.
Estate Planning Consequences of the Global Community
Some words of wisdom for people who have assets in, or reside in, multiple jurisdictions.