News and Updates
When Your Charitable Giving Outgrows a DAF
If you’ve been giving consistently and generously for years, at some point someone is likely to suggest you consider starting a private foundation. It’s a question that comes up often, […]
Rachel Cruze of The Ramsey Show on Raising Money-Smart Kids, DAFs vs. Private Foundations, and Getting Into Alternatives
Transcript Intro Stephan Shipe: Welcome back to the Scholar Wealth Podcast. This week, a family giving through a DAF wants to know if a private foundation makes more sense, especially […]
NEWSLETTER – 2026 Q1
First Quarter 2026 Advisor Desk As we close out the first quarter of 2026, the market has once again demonstrated a lesson it teaches every few years: just when confidence […]
What Happens to Foreign Accounts When You Move Back to the U.S.
If you worked internationally and came back to the United States with money still sitting in a foreign account, you may be carrying a more complicated tax situation than you […]
What Private Equity Looks for Before They Make You an Offer
Selling a business is not something you prepare for in the final months before going to market. The work that actually determines your valuation happens two to three years before […]
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