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For various reasons, the charitable remainder annuity trust has long been underutilized as a gift planning vehicle. At any given moment there may be somewhat over a hundred thousand split interest ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Charitable remainder trusts can be a great option for farmers preparing for retirement, but they don’t make sense for every operation. Farm attorney Matt Folz recently joined the Top Producer podcast ...

Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) are irrevocable trusts with two separate interests: an income interest that provides the donor and/or one or more beneficiaries designated by the donor with fixed or ...

What Is a Charitable Remainder Trust? Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) are a popular estate planning strategy for high-net-worth individuals and philanthropists looking to reduce their tax liability ...

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The past few years have exposed a lot of needs in our communities, and many of us feel even more compelled to give back what we can. It seems more important now than ever to support worthy charitable ...

To satisfy your charitable inclinations you’ve decided that you definitely want to set up a charitable remainder trust (CRT). You know exactly how much money you plan to put aside now to fund the CRT.

You may have heard about it before. The "stretch IRA" was a popular estate planning tool embraced by people who sought to leave a financial legacy to their heirs in a tax-efficient manner. This ...