Looking to make your charitable giving more effective while optimizing your overall financial strategy? Charitable giving can be a powerful component of a long-term financial plan, but the specific strategy you choose can have significant tax and investment implications. In this episode of Financial Planning Insights, host Jerry Davidse breaks down key charitable giving strategies that families may consider, including donor-advised funds (DAFs), donating appreciated securities, and utilizing qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) to support causes that matter most.

In this video, you’ll learn:

• How charitable giving strategies can be coordinated with investment, tax, and estate planning

• What a donor-advised fund (DAF) is and how it may help support charitable giving over time

• How donor-advised funds can help families bunch charitable deductions into higher-income tax years

• Why donating appreciated stock or securities may offer potential tax advantages compared to cash donations

• How gifting appreciated assets could help investors avoid realizing certain capital gains taxes

• How charitable contributions may potentially support portfolio rebalancing and diversification goals

• What a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) is and who may be eligible to utilize one

• How QCDs can interact with required minimum distributions (RMDs) from eligible IRAs

• Why the most appropriate charitable giving approach depends on an individual’s unique financial circumstances

• How families can incorporate children and future generations into philanthropic decision-making

• Why coordinating tax-smart charitable strategies with qualified financial professionals can be essential

Effective charitable planning is about more than simply deciding how much to give. Presilium Private Wealth helps clients evaluate tax-efficient charitable giving strategies alongside their broader investment, tax, and estate plans so they can make informed decisions tailored to their personal goals.

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Connect With Jerry:

Jerry Davidse, CFP®

CEO, Presilium Private Wealth

Email: jerry@presiliumpw.com

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