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Knowledge is power. Here are some helpful articles and resources to keep you on track to meet your financial goals.

The Search for a Top Financial Advisor
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The Search for a Top Financial Advisor

We all want our financial journey to be clear, straightforward, and dependable. We want our growth to follow a steady upward trajectory with no surprises, anchored in wisdom and unshakeable strategy. But as we all know too well, especially in light of our pandemic world, life is rarely uncomplicated.

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Foundation Basics
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Foundation Basics

Charities are a large and diverse group of nonprofit institutions that play a key role in American society and help to form and strengthen communities. With the help of millions of volunteers and the generosity of countless donors, they provide many services and perform many functions that in some countries are largely performed by government.

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Endowment
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Endowment

An endowment is a donation of money or property to a nonprofit organization, which uses the resulting investment income for a specific purpose. An endowment can also refer to the total of a nonprofit institution's investable assets, also known as its principal or corpus, which is meant to be used for operations or programs that are consistent with the wishes of the donor(s).

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How a Financial Plan Can Help You
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How a Financial Plan Can Help You

It seems there are generally two camps when it comes to finances: those who swear by their financial plans and those who do not have one. The planners tend to have every step mapped out for the next twenty to forty years with specific savings and investing goals. The ones who do not have a plan have a vague idea that things will work out for them if they put a little bit towards retirement each month. They may have debt and no solid plan to purchase a house.

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