Charities are talking about how the CARES Act provides incentives for donors to make charitable gifts in 2020. I especially hear about how 2020 is the best year ever to establish a Non-Grantor Charitable Lead Trust. From three...
A free series explaining all aspects of estate planning is being offered this fall virtually via Zoom for the first time due to the pandemic and after 10 years of in-person classes. The 90-minute, eight-week series runs eight consecutive...
Over the past three months, Program Officer Lyndsey Crossley, and I, have been working with a local couple on a bequest arrangement. They heard about the Community Foundation through their financial/investment advisor, and at her recommendation, they carefully reviewed...
Just as travel out of the country is often the impetus to get our plans in order, so apparently is a pandemic. Estate Planning attorneys on our Professional Advisor Council are in high demand and are busier than ever....
Over the past decade, more than 1,800 people in our community have taken advantage of the free estate planning classes offered in spring and again in fall through a collaboration of the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, KNPB Channel...
Truly a dreaded question, and one we like to avoid. “I don’t need a will yet; I just got out of college!” “I don’t need a will yet; I don’t have that much in assets!” “I don’t need a...
Wednesday evening members of the Foundation Legacy Society, Board, and Professional Advisors Council gathered at the home of Brian and Nancy Kennedy to celebrate the generous estate gifts being planned, and made, in support of community needs. It was...
I’ve been privileged to be a member of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada for a few years and was delighted with a presentation made recently by Bernstein Global Wealth Management. The presentation focused on the recent changes...
Friday February 28, the Community Foundation of Western Nevada turned 16. To me that conjures up lots of thoughts and images, such as… we’ve got our driver’s license and are on the road, we’re almost an adult, we’re old...