Giving stock instead of cash can offer powerful advantages. In part of one of a three-part series about giving stock, Bob & Bryan talk about how and why a giver might choose to give stock in this year’s tax environment. Donating stock with unrealized capital gains is easy and often advantageous to givers. One hundred percent of the capital gains on the stock go directly to a giver’s NCF Giving Fund.

The market was buzzing over the strange events that surrounded the rise and fall of Game Stop stocks. On this episode of the Bob & Bryan Show, Bob uses Game Stop as a launching point to talk about a remarkable year of investing.

s we come to the end of the year (thank goodness!), we hope that generosity is at the forefront of your mind. For many people who have wealth in the stock market, 2020 has not been a bad year at all. In fact, if you are invested in tech stocks …

efore every miracle Jesus performs in the new testament, he gives thanks to the Father. The sequence of giving thanks and then performing a miracle seems counterintuitive to us, but it emphasizes the place that gratitude has in Jesus’ teaching. Gratitude comes first. In this episode of the Bob & …

In the last episode of the Bob & Bryan Show, we may have overstated the Doomsday headline a tad. Taxes and governmental monetary policies deserve a little levity; we have taken the spoon full of sugar approach to teaching and informing you about how to do the most good with …

Dear Friends, As you’ll see, we have a lot of fun in our video referring to possible estate tax changes as a Doomsday Event! The good news is that those with charitable hearts have some really wonderful planning options. Since the opportunity to use those charitable options might soon be …

2020 has been a tough year for many Americans and for people around the world. Yet, despite the hardships, there are redemptive opportunities for generous givers this year that are unprecedented. Bob and Bryan lay out the 7 key strategies that will allow you to make the most impact with your charitable dollars in 2020 – plus a bonus strategy for being generous with short term capital gains. Time is running out to take advantage of these things. Watch this episode and send it to your advisor!

For many generous givers, the charitable tax provisions introduced by the Cares Act for the 2020 tax year are a game changer. In this year only, givers are able to deduct 100% of their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). At face value this may seem less than news worthy, since this will like apply to a very small group of givers. However, the creative application of this rule creates charitable opportunities for many NCF givers in 2020…