Wealth management

Holders of donor-advised funds increased their disbursements last year in response to urgent demands for greater charitable contributions to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. prosecutors and Internal Revenue Service agents spent four years piercing the veil of secrecy that billionaire money manager Robert F. Smith wove to hide more than $200 million in income.

Many HNW investors are underwhelmed with the offerings of the average financial planning firm.

Thanks to vagaries of the accounting world, Donald Trump’s administration had a chance in the final weeks of the presidential race to cancel more than $200 billion of student loans with no immediate hit to the Department of Education’s massive portfolio. Yet it didn’t do it. Now, perhaps Joe Biden will.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs has awarded $1,200 each to ten of its members to help offset tuition costs on the road to becoming a CPA.

Given the size and number of tax changes proposed by the Biden administration, it’s no wonder advisors face challenges in helping clients prepare for the year ahead.

A new year offers a chance for a new start with clients.

Meanwhile, Fulcrum Partners managing director Monte Harrick volunteers to keep his son's varsity basketball season going through COVID-`19 disruptions.

Even with just a few days remaining in 2020, a trustee can still employ tax-saving strategies.

Concerns about rising tax rates under the incoming Biden administration are a major factor.