http://cps3.growcharity.org CPS Download area Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:00:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A comic strip  5 years ago! (Click to enlarge) http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2009/01/06/bailout/ I saw this and couldn't resist! [caption id="attachment_266" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="mistakes"][/caption] http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2009/01/01/happy-new-year/ In a way, the pressure of real-time information is polarizing - the hard-working people are becoming harder to replace, while slackers and perhaps less knowledgeable people are just not needed. We have seen this trend in software engineering for a while - a handful of smart people can accomplish much ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/12/26/the-emergence-of-the-digital-elite/ By Jeff Brooks Something's wrong with fundraising. At least, that's one conclusion you could draw from a study reported in the Wall Street Journal Wealth Report blog at Why the Rich Give to Charity. The survey, by the Center on Philanthropy and Bank of America, asked people with incomes of $200,000 or ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/12/17/wealthy-donors-say-they-dont-make-a-difference/ By Hannah Shaw Developing a comprehensive estate plan with an experienced legal professional can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Not having an estate plan in place and operational at the time of death can cost both time and money in the form of unnecessary complications and taxes for the estate’s ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/12/15/comprehensive-estate-plans/ By Hannah Shaw Grow, Russ Alan Prince Despite the wide appeal of philanthropy, most of the wealthy don’t capture the benefits of planned charitable gifts. ... In an effort to understand how actively the wealthy are involved in the stages of the giving process, we surveyed 446 individuals with a net worth ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/12/15/high-net-worth-giving/ Here is a "must" read article about how working with charities and creating lasting situations of wealth is a "huge" opportunity. Here is the article "Donors Turning to Wealth Advisors" Here is the closing comment: ...My message to them will be that wealth advisors do not represent the enemy, but ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/12/03/the-future-is-in-charitable-planning/ November 24, 2008 San Francisco Federal Court Halts Sales of Tax Schemes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV Walnut Creek, Calif., Firm Allegedly Helped Customers Avoid Tax on More Than $25 Million Through Insurance and IRA Scheme Download the IRS lawsuit WASHINGTON - A San Francisco federal judge has ordered Edwin Lichtig III and ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/12/02/the-irs-vs-edwin-lichtig-iii/ Jeanie Wyatt The government's massive economic package (the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act) passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in October, contained many provisions designed to help or to stimulate the economy in one way or another. The jury will be out for quite a while on how effective a ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/12/01/tax-free-ira-rollovers-update/ November 16, 2008 The economy is in a temporary mess with home prices diminishing and the stock and bond market falling. Yet, for anyone with a federal estate tax issue potentially at his or her death, this is a good time to give as many assets as one can. This ... http://cps3.growcharity.org/articles/2008/11/16/tis-the-season-to-give-assets-to-loved-ones-and-dodge-estate-taxes/