Giving News
Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. Read about the latest tax and legal developments relevant to charitable giving along with savvy living tips, personal planning and more.


Savvy Living
Hiring a Caregiver for In-Home Help
July 26, 2024
I need a qualified in-home caregiver to help my elderly parent who lives alone. What is the best way to arrange this?...
Tips to Prevent and Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
July 19, 2024
My parent lost much of their vision from age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Is macular degeneration hereditary? What can you tell me?...
Safe Kitchen Tips for Seniors
July 12, 2024
My parent loves to cook but has had several kitchen-related accidents over the past year. Could you provide some tips for making a kitchen safer...

Washington News
Identity Theft Red Flags
July 26, 2024
In a special series, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its Security Partners have published several articles to assist tax preparers in helping their clients avoid identity theft...
Identity Theft Red Flags
July 26, 2024
In a special series, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its Security Partners have published several articles to assist tax preparers in helping their clients avoid identity theft...
Phishing, Spear Phishing and Whaling
July 19, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is conducting Nationwide Tax Forums sponsored by the Security Summit in five different cities this summer. The four remaining forums are July 30 in Orlando, August 13 in Baltimore, August...

Personal Planner
Helping Children Today
August 2, 2024
When children are in their 30s and 40s, they frequently are starting a new career or beginning a family. Many are still paying off school debts...
Do You Have a Difficult Family?
July 26, 2024
A businessman with a $2.5 billion estate passed away in 1976. He was single and many individuals, mostly unrelated to him, filed more than 40 wills with the probate court...
How to Give Property to Children
July 19, 2024
Parents have many reasons for making gifts to children. First, a parent should have sufficient resources for retirement and long-term care needs before making substantial gifts...
Finance News
Stocks
Nike Reports Quarterly Results
December 27, 2024
Nike, Inc (NKE) reported its fiscal second quarter results on Thursday, December 19. Despite the company reporting better-than-expected earnings, shares fell approximately 4% following release of the report...
Bonds
Treasury Yields Rise
December 27, 2024
U.S. Treasury yields rose earlier in the holiday week as investors reacted to the latest economic data. Yields continued to increase towards the end of the week after jobless claims fell more than expected...
Interest
Mortgage Rate Increases Persist
December 27, 2024
Freddie Mac released its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey on Thursday, December 26. The survey showed mortgage rates continuing to rise for the second consecutive week...