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Does your estate plan account for your digital assets?
Online services, important documents and family mementos can carry great value.
Estate & Giving
Giving well when you decide to give
Saving well, spending well and investing well are essential to a financially sound lifestyle, but for those inclined toward philanthropy, giving well should garner similar consideration.
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Make your files findable when you leave them to your heirs

Living life and facing death can be liberating – and it doesn’t have to be hard.

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Mastering a significant wealth event
Whether sudden or planned, the right steps can help you take charge of your newfound assets.
Family & Lifestyle
New tax law makes 2025 a strategic year for giving
Highlighting key provisions for itemizers, non-itemizers and corporations.
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In meaningful memory: Donor advised funds as living legacies
Grief can be a galvanizing force for good, and DAFs can make it easier to channel that generosity while honoring a life.
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Should your estate plan address addiction?
Determining how to address substance abuse and addiction among your beneficiaries can be a sensitive and difficult decision.
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Leveraging your IRA for charitable giving
How to make a meaningful impact with your RMDs.
Estate & Giving
Estate planning without heirs may need special attention
Choosing who to carry your plans forward presents a distinct, but solvable, challenge.
Estate & Giving
The art of giving what you can't take with you
How to start planning for the future of a valuable collection.
Estate & Giving
Infographic: Three “T’s” of effective trustees
These qualities can help set your beneficiaries up for success.
Estate & Giving

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