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Funding a Charitable Gift Annuity from an IRA
Donors have been asking for years if a charitable gift annuity can be funded from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Until Congress passed the SECURE Act 2.0 of 2022, the donor would have to take an IRA distribution, pay the…
Cornerstone 4th Quarter 2024 Commentary
We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the…
What is Biblical Generosity?
Biblical generosity is grounded in God’s extravagant love: eternally, in the love that exists between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In the beginning, God created humankind in his image out of his own generosity. Therefore, as image-bearers, we are…
Cornerstone 3rd Quarter 2024 Commentary
The triumph of “les autres”… When investment decisions need to be considered at the speed of light, something is seriously wrong Frank M Bifulco (Barron’s Letters to the Editor 5-24-2010, Stock Trader’s Almanac) The game is lost only when we…
Cornerstone 2nd Quarter 2024 Commentary
A Hollowing Out… As for it being different this time it is different every time. The question is in what way, and to what extent Bob Farrell’s Rules for Investing: #3 There are no new eras – excesses are never…
Summary of the 2024 ACGA Conference
This summary details the key takeaways from the American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA) Conference held in Houston, Texas April 29 – May 1, 2024. Cornerstone Management was the official sponsor. ACGA Gift Annuity Rates Update: Leadership Keynote: Sessions:
Cornerstone 1st Quarter 2024 Market Commentary
“Bäume wachsen nicht in den Himmel.” – or “Trees don’t grow to the sky.” Lately it seems like they do! The first quarter of 2024 once again challenged growth stock skeptics like us as Big Tech raced higher, and, in…
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Cornerstone 1st Quarter 2025 Commentary
The Not so Glorious Revolution The Revolution was made to preserve our ancient, indisputable laws and liberties, and that ancient constitution of government which is our only security for law and liberty. Edmund Burke (Between Revolutions: Re-apprraising the Restoration in…