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The New Era of Giving: Strategic Charitable Planning Post-OBBBA

Discover how changes under the OBBBA can encourage a shift to strategic charitable planning. Learn ways to meet new deduction thresholds and align your giving with your long-term wealth goals.
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Donor-Advised Funds: A Giving Tool with Strategic Benefits

Learn how donor-advised funds (DAFs) can transform reactive giving into an intentional, tax-smart strategy. Discover if a DAF is the right tool to align your wealth with your values.
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2025 Charitable Giving Strategies

At SignatureFD, we believe giving back can be one of the most meaningful ways to find your Net Worthwhile®. As the end of 2024 approaches, charitable giving may be at…

THE 8 STEPS TO FINANCIAL READINESS

Make the most of your wealth now and in the future while assessing challenges, opportunities, and risks along the way. That way, you can grow, protect, give, and live your wealth in a way that aligns with what matters most: your Net Worthwhile®.

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THE 8 STEPS TO FINANCIAL READINESS

Make the most of your wealth now and in the future while assessing challenges, opportunities, and risks along the way. That way, you can grow, protect, give, and live your wealth in a way that aligns with what matters most: your Net Worthwhile®.

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Generational Storytelling


During the pandemic a group of Emory University researchers wrote, “In times of great stress, stories sustain us.” According to their study, children who know their family stories are more resilient, weather stress better throughout their lives, exhibit more self-esteem, and have higher quality friendships over those who did not know their origin stories.

Estate Planning Basics: Tips for strategic preparation


Crafting a carefully considered estate plan can ensure that asset distribution aligns with both your intended legacy and your beneficiaries’ needs. Additionally, thoughtful estate planning can create tax and investment efficiencies and help guarantee effective execution.

Divorce checklist: Financial tips to help lay the groundwork for a successful outcome


Divorce can be painful, but the financial aftermath doesn’t have to be. When it comes to ending a marriage, a little planning can go a long way in decreasing stress and ensuring financial confidence.

Spring Break Volunteer Opportunities


No matter their interests, your child has plenty of opportunities to get involved in the community and support the causes they care about most.

SignatureFD works with Ronald McDonald House Charities in 2023


At SignatureFD, a core tenet of our values is generosity. We fundamentally believe in giving back to the communities we serve. As part of this year’s plan, we’ve adopted a kitchen at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House near Egleston/Emory.

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Rule Overview


With reporting requirements in full effect, SignatureFD is poised help elevate your understanding of the Corporate Transparency Act.

Creating Your Legacy: Critical Questions to Answer When Drafting Your Buy-Sell Agreement


So, you’ve done it. Your lifelong dream of being a business owner is now a reality. You’re running a successful company. But have you considered what happens when you’re ready to retire?

2022 Charitable Giving Strategies


As the end of 2022 approaches, charitable giving may be at the forefront of your year-end planning. Before donating, it is important to review the increased standard deduction thresholds to gift in a tax-efficient manner.

SignatureFD’s Matt Barber Pens Article for Entrepreneur Magazine


While it may seem like a far-off reality, legacy planning for the business you’ve worked hard to build is an essential ingredient in running a successful business for the long haul. Here are some of the key questions to consider when creating your buy-sell agreement.

SignatureFD Gives Back


At SignatureFD, GIVE is one of the four investment pillars we’ve identified that help us approach wealth management from a holistic perspective. Generosity is a core value at our firm, and we are proud to support organizations that help our areas thrive.

2022 Elder Care Planning Summit


The process of elder care planning can feel overwhelming without guidance from experts in the field who have your best interest in mind. Tune in to hear from the best and learn what documents should be in place, what Medicare covers, how to manage care options, and how to begin end-of-life planning.

SignatureFD CEO focuses on ‘net worthwhile’ amid high inflation, stock market volatility


SignatureFD’s CEO Heather Fortner sat down with Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Crystal Edmonson for the “On Leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle” podcast to discuss how SignatureFD works with clients for Net Worthwhile.

Creating Your Legacy: Critical Questions to Answer When Drafting Your Buy-Sell Agreement


So, you’ve done it. Your lifelong dream of being a business owner is now a reality. You’re running a successful company. But have you considered what happens when you’re ready to retire?

EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS: Tips to avoid tax traps in your company’s sale or IPO


When a company is being purchased or going through an initial public offering, executives and employees receiving equity compensation should understand how their shares will be handled before, during, and after the transaction. It is not always what you think, and mistakes can be costly.

Elder Care Checklist


In addition to raising children and getting them prepared for the adult world, a lot of us are also dealing with (or starting to deal with) caring for aging parents.

5 Emotional Intelligence Tools You Need to Lead Effectively


It’s important that leaders have an “emotional intelligence toolbox” to pull from, so they can support their team while also keeping themselves grounded and healthy amidst it all. As a leader, these are my five go-to tools for personal and professional situations.

What Comes After the Glass Ceiling Is Broken


What Comes After the Glass Ceiling Is Broken: 5 strategies for fulfilling the duty leaders have to women and people of color

SignatureFD Celebrates Giving Tuesday


You are undoubtedly familiar with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but have you heard of Giving Tuesday? Created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y and its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact…

Holistic Wealth Management with Heather Fortner


SignatureFD’s CEO Heather Robertson Fortner talks about SignatureFD’s brand promise Net Worthwhile and how it helps connect the pieces of wealth, so they can work more intentionally.

Empower to In Power #7: Changing Lives by Providing Shelter with Lisa Gordon


Lisa Gordon, CPA, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, one of the top 10 Habitat for Humanity International affiliates in the United States. She is…

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