Coming Soon: You Can Do More That Matters – The Book!

Coming Soon: You Can Do More That Matters – The Book!

Ron Ware and Greg Hammond – wealth impact strategists and personal legacy advisors – have authored a new book designed to help individuals and families “live more and give more.”

Darren Hardy, publisher and founding editor of SUCCESS Magazine and the New York Times bestselling author of The Compound Effect, has endorsed the book: “It’s time to advance from success to significance. Your life can be a ‘living legacy’. Greg and Ron will be your guide and this book is your manual to a life of purpose, valuable contribution and soulful reward–a life you can be proud of.”You Can Do More That Matters, Greg Hammond CFP, CPA, Ron Ware J.D.

You Can Do More That Matters, Greg Hammond CFP, CPA, Ron Ware J.D.

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 “We hope to encourage you to think differently about your money and your passion. To motivate you to assess what you are capable of doing to address the concerns and needs that move you. To act differently as you discover what you’re actually able to do.”

Donors can improve their own financial picture; have more for family, other loved ones and charity. 

 

The 3 Dimensions of Wealth – Social

The 3 Dimensions of Wealth – Social

The third or social dimension of wealth is where you make a choice on how you will benefit society. Suppose I gave you $1 million that you couldn’t keep, give to family or friends – you could only choose to give it to the IRS or charity, which would you give it to?  Where would it have the greatest impact?

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The 3 Dimensions of Wealth – Personal

The 3 Dimensions of Wealth – Personal

The skillful blending of the three dimensions of your wealth – Financial, Personal and Social allows you to build a legacy of your values, influence, and money so you can truly make a difference in the world.

Moving beyond the financial and into the personal dimension of wealth, ask yourself “What is important about money to me?”  When I ask my clients, their answers initially tend to be safety, security and financial independence.

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The 3 Dimensions of Wealth – Financial

The 3 Dimensions of Wealth – Financial

The skillful blending of the three dimensions of your wealth – Financial, Personal and Social allows you to build a legacy of your values, influence, and money so you can truly make a difference in the world.

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Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 5

Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 5

By Greg Hammond, CFP®, CPA

Charitable giving provides benefits for the non-profit organization receiving the gift and for you.  You can free up additional funds for charitable giving by being more effective with your charitable donations   Are you currently giving in the most efficient and beneficial way?  Avoid these 5 common mistakes so you can give more and make a greater impact on the non-profit organizations and causes you care about.

5. Failing to Plan for Impact by Diversifying Your Donations

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Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 4

Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 4

By Greg Hammond, CFP®, CPA

Charitable giving provides benefits for the non-profit organization receiving the gift and for you.  You can free up additional funds for charitable giving by being more effective with your charitable donations   Are you currently giving in the most efficient and beneficial way?  Avoid these 5 common mistakes so you can give more and make a greater impact on the non-profit organizations and causes you care about.

4. Not Using the IRA Charitable Rollover

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Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 3

Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 3

By Greg Hammond, CFP®, CPA

Charitable giving provides benefits for the non-profit organization receiving the gift and for you.  You can free up additional funds for charitable giving by being more effective with your charitable donations   Are you currently giving in the most efficient and beneficial way?  Avoid these 5 common mistakes so you can give more and make a greater impact on the non-profit organizations and causes you care about.

3.  Donating an Investment Held Less Than One Year or That Has a Loss

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Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 2

Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 2

By Greg Hammond, CFP®, CPA

Charitable giving provides benefits for the non-profit organization receiving the gift and for you.  You can free up additional funds for charitable giving by being more effective with your charitable donations   Are you currently giving in the most efficient and beneficial way?  Avoid these 5 common mistakes so you can give more and make a greater impact on the non-profit organizations and causes you care about.

2. Giving Cash vs. Appreciated Investments

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Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 1

Charitable Giving – 5 Mistakes to Avoid – Part 1

By Greg Hammond, CFP®, CPA

Charitable giving provides benefits for the non-profit organization receiving the gift and for you.  You can free up additional funds for charitable giving by being more effective with your charitable donations   Are you currently giving in the most efficient and beneficial way?  Avoid these 5 common mistakes so you can give more and make a greater impact on the non-profit organizations and causes you care about.

1. Not Keeping Accurate Records for Gifts

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Gauging the Impact of the Sequester

Gauging the Impact of the Sequester

The Sequester-Where and how soon might the cuts be made?

As there was no last-minute agreement between Congress and the White House to postpone federal budget cuts scheduled to take effect March 1, the ax now falls. Unless a bipartisan effort somehow undoes them, assorted federal government agencies will have their budgets reduced by $85 billion between now and October 1, as the initial step in a planned $1.2 trillion deficit trimming over the next ten years. (The belt-tightening could have been more severe: without January’s fiscal cliff deal, it would have been $109 billion.)1,2

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