Prioritizing Estate Strategies
Sharing your wealth gives you unique opportunities to support the people, organizations, and causes that mean the most to you. Although most charitable gifts come from the heart, doing so while repositioning investments for future opportunities and reducing tax liabilities can be a win-win situation.
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