Charity

High income retirees, get ready to dig deeper into your pockets in 2018 as Medicare income thresholds drop. More beneficiaries will get stuck with higher premiums, as Medicare lowers income thresholds for the highest surcharge tiers next year. This is bad news for those who already took a hit with premium surcharges for Medicare Part…

Through the use of a Charitable Remainder Unitrust, the Whitehouses receive lifetime income. At the same time, their beloved university and Calvary Church benefits from their generosity. Getting updates about Bethel University are important to Neil and Marilyn Whitehouse. They like to know about the activities and events at Bethel, a top-ranked Evangelical Christian university…

City council and library commission working together to determine how to use generous gift. He never told the librarians how much the Porterville Public Library meant to him while he was alive, but Peter Brown sent a very clear message by naming the library as the primary beneficiary of his living trust of $158,351.92. Brown,…

There could be a big impact on estate planning and charities. Bloomberg took a close look at what impact may occur if President-elect Trump follows through on some of his campaign statements in “Where Charitable Giving May Head With Trump.” Trump has stated that he will increase GDP growth by 4% per year, which would…

An estate plan can put you on the path of being remembered for charitable giving. If you want to be remembered for being a charitable benefactor, you need to get started and an estate plan is a good beginning, according to the Port Huron Times Herald explains in “Plan today to make a difference tomorrow.”…