What’s the purpose of family?When I ask that question at the beginning of The Power of Your Family Legacy workshop, the answers are many and varied.To teach valuesTo reflect God’s imageTo provide supportTo reproduce the speciesTo have funTo train future generationsAll of those are true and right. But is there a bigger purpose above and beyond those …
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I think most people default to dipping into their checking account when making a charitable gift. But there’s a smarter way to give that can make your donation go further and give you a double tax benefit.When you make a gift of stock, you repurpose dollars that would go towards paying capital gains tax directly …
Determining the Amount of an Inheritance for Children It’s one of the most common questions I get: how much should I leave my children? You may know this all too well already, but it can be surprisingly difficult to decide on the amount of inheritance to leave to your children.I can’t tell you how many …
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One Simple Key to Passing on Your Family Vision Families with a multi-generational vision know that it takes buy-in from the members of the family “team.”Generation 1 may have dreamed up an inspiring vision for their family, but it won’t do much good if they don’t successfully transfer it to Generations 2 and 3.(I’ll address …
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Drafting an estate plan isn’t something most people get excited about. I don’t know many who are eager to think about their passing, or to wade through all those legal documents. I believe including a “legacy letter” can help a lot. Let me explain.Think about it. You sit down with a lawyer to plan your …
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January Legacy Community Newsletter’s Articles Leaving a Legacy of Faith for Your ChildrenHope Restored® – Now Hosting Couples in Wimberley, Texas!IRA Funded Charitable Gift Annuities Just Got Better!A typical estate plan is a disposition document: it tells us who gets what and when. But too often the estate plan ignores the human side of what …
January Legacy Community Newsletter’s Articles Leaving a Legacy of Faith for Your ChildrenHope Restored® – Now Hosting Couples in Wimberley, Texas!Does Your Estate Plan Set the Stage for Family Discord?New legislation called “SECURE 2.0” introduces significant enhancements to the original SECURE Act of 2019. The new act went into effect December 29th, 2022, and presents …