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If you’ve been reading along with the 25 Days of Giving Series throughout December, thank you. If you’ve happened upon the GoFisch blog just now, welcome! I hope to see you back here often. Giving for the sake of giving is great, however it’s financially wise to make certain your charitable donation is also beneficial in […]
Happy 25 Days of Giving Series! If you’ve been reading along throughout December so far, thank you. If you’ve happened upon the GoFisch blog just now, welcome. I hope to see you back here often. Celebrating the holidays with children, be it family or friends’ children, can be a wonderful opportunity to “see” the magic and […]
It’s not a cheese, wine, or bath products advent calendar…but beginning December 1 through Christmas Day the GoFisch blog will feature a new piece related to giving. ‘Tis the season for giving and the “25 Days” posts will feature information important for both nonprofit executives and donors. What I want to know is: what questions […]
With the cold weather upon us, there are few things more appealing than curling up with a warm beverage and an engaging book. I find the winter is a time to settle in and turn inward. It’s a season of consideration of how to better ourselves both personally and professionally. This is why this month […]
It’s the saddest day of the year. You all know what I am talking about: the last day of National Estate Planning Awareness Week. Here in Iowa, the weather this weekend was bright and shiny in that perfect fall day kind of way. Almost as if the universe itself was celebrating NEPAW 2019. All good […]
Recently my social media feeds were alight with friends and family member’s grinning kiddos holding signs announcing their first day of a new grade. It made me nostalgic! While I wouldn’t want to repeat law school all over again, I do think it’s never too late to head back to the classroom—proverbial or real. So, […]
Before I explain the concept of “heirs at law,” you might be thinking, why even bring this up? Of what relevance is this “Ye Olde Sounding Phraise” in today’s modern world? It’s important for me to share the concept of “heirs at law” with you, dear GoFisch blog Reader, for three reasons. It helps explain […]
Bust out those library cards or fire up the e-reader, we have your latest and greatest GoFisch Book Club read for November! We hope you enjoyed the October pick, but now we’re shifting gears to a fictional tale with some salient real-world estate planning tie-ins…plus it’s a National Book Award Finalist, so you know it’s […]
There’s that pragmatic, and slightly depressing saying that the only sure things in life are death and taxes. But what about taxes on death? Just like you can’t escape taxes in life, they government can tax your estate at death. Indeed, it’s often referred to as the “death tax.” And, just like taxpayers file both […]
I’ll never forget that night. Several months ago, a simple notification popped up on my Twitter account. Very rarely have five words caused me such joy: “Soledad O’Brien is following you.” I was social media starstruck! Sure, I know that this was likely the doing of a digital tool that auto-follows accounts that tweet about […]